Energy Geopolitics
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...
Clean and efficient heat for industry
Authors: Â WEO Energy Analysts Elie Bellevrat and Kira West
Industrial heat makes up two-thirds of industrial energy demand and almost one-fifth of global energy consumption....
More policy attention is needed for renewable heat
As winter temperatures plummet in the Northern hemisphere, renewable heat is increasingly being used to provide heat for warmth and comfort. Yet it has...
Kurdistan’s Oil industry: Global supplier or useless treasure?
Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), is a semi autonomous government established in the northern provinces of Iraqi federal, with area of 40,643 sq.km and...
Going Long Term: US Nuclear Power Plants Could Extend Operating Life to 80 Years
The last couple of decades have witnessed increased interest in the extension of the operating life of nuclear power plants. Extending the life of...
Financing and Managing Nuclear Energy Risks: The UK Model
Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) have long lifetimes and low running costs, but they require high up-front capital expenses and a long planning and construction...
Oil Markets Ignoring Realities
Brent oil touched $68 last week. WTI is already past $60 mark. Inventories are down by 20% nearing to the five year moving average...