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Melting Ice on the Roof of the World: Opportunities and Dilemmas in the Arctic Ocean
For centuries humanity has relied upon the ocean for its evolution and sustenance: be it the medium of exploring new lands as done so...
The Shape of Things to Come
Authors: Chris Cook & Mahmood Khaghani*
Like everyone else, Iranians observed the extraordinary U.S. oil market events of 20th & 21st April 2020 and wondered...
Oil producers dig into savings amid fiscal deficits
Today many of the world’s major cities remain under lockdowns while their respective government is implementing work-from-home schemes. This has dramatically reduced the number...
Global energy demand to plunge this year as a result of the biggest shock since World War 2
The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year...
Missing out on LNG market Iran needs to take action
Last week, Qatar Petroleum announced the start of drilling operations for the development of its North Field (known in Iran as South Pars) gas...
US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) risk jeopardizing their relationship with the United States as a result of diverging interests that became...
Azerbaijan: Energy, reforms, COVID-19 and optimism
When Azerbaijan became the elected member of the United Nations Security Council in 2012-2013 for the first time in its independent history the achievement...
Price war on oil and gas market from geopolitical perspective
The collapse of the OPEC+ deal, coupled with a drop in demand amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, has sent tectonic shocks across the global...
Playing for Higher Stakes: Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia
Saudi Arabia’s
oil spat with Russia throws a spanner into the works of the Kingdom’s
long-standing effort to hedge its bets, a strategy that has taken...
MBS Outmaneuvers Russia’s Oil Politicking
In the wake of the coronavirus
outbreak, one of the major economic consequences has been the substantial hit
to the energy industry.
Ever since the virus began...