Damon Evans

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Forbes March 2018

People Of East Timor Misled Over Sunrise Oil And Gas

In a letter to the UN-backed Conciliation Commission tasked with resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute between East Timor and Australia, East Timor’s leaders appear to misunderstand the importance of timing regarding the development of the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields.

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Nikkei Asian Review September 2017

China sees new world order with oil benchmark backed by gold

China is expected shortly to launch a crude oil futures contract priced in yuan and convertible into gold in what analysts say could be a game-changer for the industry.

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Nikkei Asian Review May 2017

Shift in South Korean energy policy brings boon for LNG

Liquefied natural gas exporters will be excited by the prospects of state-backed Korea Gas returning to the buyers’ table following moves by newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in to shift the country’s power-generation mix away from coal to natural gas to cut pollution.

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Interfax Global Energy March 2017

Political risk rising across Southeast Asia

Increasing political volatility in countries such as Indonesia and Thailand will raise the risk profile for energy investors.

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Interfax Global Energy February 2017

Jakarta targets distributors in bid to cut gas prices

The Indonesian government will introduce new regulations governing the downstream gas sector next month that will help boost demand for gas by limiting distribution fees to make pricing more competitive, Wiratmaja Puja, the director general of oil and gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, told delegates at the IndoGAS conference on Wednesday.

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Interfax Global Energy January 2017

Masela spat delays Indonesian mega-project

DEVELOPMENT OF THE gas-rich Masela Block off Indonesia remains stalled, despite a senior Indonesian minister telling the press that a deal had been made with Inpex, the block’s operator.

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Forbes December 2016

East Timor’s Gas Dream Is Doomed, ConocoPhillips and Woodside have failed

The government of East Timor and international oil companies, including ConocoPhillips and Woodside Energy, are responsible for failing to progress the development of the Greater Sunrise gas fields, in the Timor Sea.

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Forbes November 2016

Trump is bad news for U.S. oil companies in Indonesia

As if the U.S. majors, including ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, operating in Indonesia’s notoriously tricky oil patch did not have enough to worry about. Now the oil companies have to contend with the potential ramifications of Donald Trump’s presidential victory in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population.

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Forbes November 2016

Indonesia has $10 billion worth of oil and gas at risk

Some $10 billion worth of potential upstream oil and gas output is at risk in Indonesia with 35 production-sharing contracts (PSCs) set to expire in the next decade.

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Forbes September 2016

Archandra return could tarnish U.S. oil companies in Indonesia

Speculation is rife that former Indonesian Energy Minister, Arcandra Tahar, will soon be reappointed after handing back his U.S. passport and regaining Indonesian citizenship. But Arcandra’s ties to the U.S. could hamstring the likes of Chevron, Indonesia’s biggest oil producer, as well as ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and other U.S. based companies operating in Indonesia’s notoriously nationalistic oil patch.

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Damon has been writing about energy in Asia Pacific since 2006.

A regular contributor to Petroleum Economist magazine, Damon focuses on politics and economics of the industry, as well as upstream, unconventional and liquefied natural gas (LNG) market trends. He also covers the transition to new energy systems and technologies, as well as renewables and climate-related issues.

Damon started his journalism career at Reuters. Next he joined Upstream – The International Oil & Gas Newspaper as a reporter and sub-editor.

Before writing about energy, Damon worked on oil and gas projects in Far East Russia, Indonesia and Australia.

In his spare time, Damon writes about travel and adventure. A keen photographer, he also provides images for his editorial works, which have been published in award winning magazines like Asian Geographic.

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