Indonesia and Vietnam Pose High Risk for Oil & Gas Companies, Investors Overconfident in Egypt, According to Alliant Rankings
Business Wire - Tue Aug 19, 6:05AM CDT
Indonesia's climate for investments in the oil & gas sector weakened significantly due to restrictions on foreign direct investments, opportunities in Vietnam remain hampered by the South China Sea dispute, and investors in Egypt are at risk of confusing gradual political risk improvements for newfound, long-term stability according to a new ranking from the Emerging Markets Group of Alliant Insurance Services (www.alliant.com). Alliant's Frontier Energy Risk Index provides oil & gas companies and investors with a yearly snapshot of changes in political risk levels in 14 emerging economies selected for their potential as "frontier oil & gas producing countries."