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Somali pirates captured near Tanzania's Songsongo gas fields

Reuters:
"The Tanzanian navy arrested the pirates in their skiff on April 18 near the Songsongo gas fields. Each of the five pirates was found in possession of a sub-machine gun," Tanzanian army spokesman Kapambale Mgawe said.

...Last October, Tanzania arrested seven suspected Somali pirates following an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras off the coast of the country.

And last year, it ordered its army to escort ships searching for oil and gas off its coast to protect them from pirates, who are believed to be targeting expatriate workers on exploration ships
 

China and the Arctic, Iceland edition

Muhammad Makki's recent JES piece focused on China's quest for Arctic access and resources . Right on schedule, this week brought a state visit to Iceland by China's Premier Wen Jiabao, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and nine other ministers and deputy ministers, and Atle Staalesen reports the top item on the agenda was enhancing bilateral Arctic cooperation.  Germany’s Deutsche Welle news service also references Makki’s article in the Journal with a much broader piece on China’s ambitions in the Arctic and the country’s tactic of wooing  Scandinavian interests while trying to offset broader European concerns about China and the Arctic’s future. 

Use Of Methanol In Flex Fuel Heavy Duty Trucks

Impressive. Also see this excellent graph by Vik Rao's team at Research Triangle, methanol production cost as a function of natural gas price.
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