A nation characterised by military coups has chosen the ballot over the the bullet in a bid to settle a crucial national issue. On July 18, Bolivian president S

• Oil companies exploring for gas in Saudi Arabia will henceforth have to submit environmental impact studies before they are allowed to commence operations. The head of the country's Presidency

What looked like a boon has turned into a nightmare for the 130 farming families in the Caucasus village of Khaishi, Georgia. They feel cheated out of the us $330,000 that an oil company owed them

A systematically careless government

Adulteration is an effect of warped pricing

CSE s Clean Air campaigners ANUMITA ROYCHOWDHURY and CHIRAG SHAH expose the dirty, intelligent and systematic business of fuel adulteration:

The problem: Oil companies refuse to take ultimate responsibility for the quality of the fuel the

Oil politics has reared its ugly head yet again. This time in the tiny twin island African state of Sao Tome and Principe

Multinational oil giants Chevron Texaco Oil Company, Shell and Total Fina Elf have shut down operations in Nigeria's trouble-torn southern Delta region. The companies estimate that the disruptions