Energy Geopolitics
Possibilities of Global Oil Supply Volatility due to Khashoggi’s Mysterious Death
Owing to the decrease in spare oil capacity worldwide, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo advised the oil-producing companies to enhance their production capacities and investments...
Economic diversification for oil and gas exporters doesn’t mean leaving energy behind
Authors: Tim Gould & Ali Al-Saffar*
The pitfalls of relying on oil and gas revenues to fuel an entire economy have long been recognised: strategies...
Potential of Pakistan’s Power Sector
A few years ago, several hours of load-shedding in Pakistan was very common, even in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was without electricity for...
Israel’s Gas Ambitions are Valid but Challenges Remain
The discovery of Israel’s natural gas resources promise important benefits of energy security and economic gains. Israel is a leading country because preparations to...
Hydrogen: The missing link in the energy transition
Hydrogen as an energy carrier and feedstock has clearly gained momentum in the past year. I see at least three reasons for this. First,...
Italy’s and EU’s natural gas imports from the United States
Currently natural gas is one of the most important US assets in its relations with the European Union.
In fact, President Trump and President Jean...
Oil Market Report: Twin Peaks
Both global oil demand and supply are now close to new, historically significant peaks at 100 mb/d, and neither show signs of ceasing to...
Analysis: Petrochemicals set to be the largest driver of world oil demand
Petrochemicals – components derived from oil and gas that are used in all sorts of daily products such as plastics, fertilisers, packaging, clothing, digital...
Germany’s Coal Commission Won’t Solve Europe’s Power Struggles
By the end of this year, the German government’s “Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment” (known more simply as the coal exit commission)...
Construction of Pakistan Dam (Kalabagh)–Defeat of RAW and MQM
In 2005, Ex COAS and then President of Pakistan announced various mega projects in the country including Gwadar City, Gwadar deep sea port, Makran...