Energy Geopolitics
Record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied
Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth...
IP gas pipeline: A fading opportunity for Pakistan
Near 20 years after the initiation of talks over the peace gas pipeline, beginning as the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, and despite the fact...
Power Interconnection Project to Strengthen Power Trade Between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan
A framework agreement for the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) Power Interconnection Project was signed last week that will pave the way for the delivery of...
Iran losing historic chance to capture gas market share
The long-awaited gas pipeline project of TurkÂmenistan, AfghanisÂtan, PakisÂtan and India (TAPI) connecting the energy-rich Central Asian nation with the South Asian countries was...
Supporting TAPI Saudi Arabia tries to decrease Iran’s regional role
The long-awaited mega gas pipeline project of TurkÂmenistan, AfghanisÂtan, PakisÂtan and India (TAPI) connecting the energy-rich Central Asian nation with the South Asian countries...
Solar Power: Essential for sustainable development
Day two at the World Sustainable Development Summit in Delhi and my focus switches to renewable energy. Particularly Solar Power. The widespread uptake of...
West Karoun: fields with promise for Iran’s oil industry
In the last few years, especially after the implementation of the nuclear deal (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions or JCPOA), Iran’s...
ADB-Supported Kyrgyz Republic’s Largest Hydropower Plant Achieves Key Milestone
JSC Electric Power Plants (EPP), the major state-owned power generation company in the Kyrgyz Republic, today announced the award of a turn-key contract for...
Why OPEC is Still Mighty
After the dramatically decreases in the crude oil prices during the second half of 2014 which continuously dropped to below $30 per barrel in...
Iraq’s Oil and Gas Sector: A Wise Action is Required
Iraq is the third-largest oil producer in OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) after Saudi Arabia and Iran, also holds the World’s fifth-largest...