The Sovereignty Paradox: ASEAN’s Energy Transition and the Region’s Unity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit that opened in the Philippines on 7 May 2026 placed energy security at the center of...
Why OPEC’s Foundational Conditions No Longer Hold for the UAE
The institutions that govern producer cartels rest on a set of conditions that are usually invisible because they hold uniformly across the membership. When...
Rigid Margins, Rising Pressures: The New Gulf Gas Order
The global gas system is entering a phase defined by limits rather than freedoms. It absorbs shocks but does not return to a neutral...
Oil Rises Above $100 as Gulf Tensions Shake Markets While AI Boom Drives Global Stocks Higher
Global markets faced a mixed trading session as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher, while the ongoing...
Australia Orders LNG Exporters to Reserve 20 Percent Gas Supply for Domestic Market
Australia has announced a major energy policy shift requiring liquefied natural gas exporters on the east coast to reserve 20 percent of their gas...
Why the EU’s Energy Transition Is a Geopolitical Security Imperative
For decades, the European Union's pursuit of clean energy was framed almost entirely as an environmental project, a moral obligation to future generations, a...
US Iran deal memo talks gain momentum after Trump pauses Strait mission
Reports from a US media outlet suggest the White House may be close to a preliminary memorandum aimed at ending the conflict with Iran,...
How the Iran War Triggered Europe’s Energy Reckoning
Forty-four days, twenty-two billion euros. Not a single additional molecule of energy.
That is how Ursula von der Leyen framed Europe's Iran war tab when...
China and UAE’s Exit from OPEC: Risks and Opportunities
The United Arab Emirates' announcement of its withdrawal from OPEC and the OPEC+ alliance, effective May 1, 2026, represents a major strategic shift in...
OPEC After the UAE Exit: The End of Oil Unity
The withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates to abandon OPEC is far more than just a change in policy, but represents a change in...