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Saudis’ price war or a Russian plot against U.S. shale?
Since early Monday, the announcement of a “price war” between Saudi Arabia
and Russia, two biggest OPEC+ allies, hit the headlines of almost all of...
Sanctions on Rosneft’s Subsidiary- a Signal to Russia?
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the
Treasury (OFAC) imposed sanctions on a Rosneft subsidiary. On February 18,
2020, US...
Global oil demand to decline in 2020 as coronavirus weighs heavily on markets
Global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 as the impact of the new
coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, constricting travel and
broader economic...
Oil Wars: Russia and Saudi Arabia in the forefront
Recent developments in Italy and the stock
market have things in common. Both came as an alarming surprise; while Italian
authorities took stringent measures to lock...
Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles
The Eastern Mediterranean has become a flash-point for the meshing of
geopolitics, the struggle for regional hegemony, battles for control of
resources, religious soft power rivalry,...
How did the coronavirus disrupt the balance of oil market?
Crude oil prices remained low as the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19
that emerged in China continues to spread worldwide while keeping pressure on
global oil...
Putin’s energy: Which oil and gas projects might push geopolitical confrontation in Eurasia?
The
West does not like the energy policy of Russia. And Putin, as its ideologist. “Aggressive,” “annexing,”
“Russian-style” – labels like these are in spades. But...
West African Ministers Adopt Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Standards
With a population of close to 400 million people, the West African
region has one of the fastest growing vehicle fleets in the world. As...
Gazprom and Europe
Football in the 21st Century is
not only a sport but a global brand in itself. Football allows others to feed
and profit off of it...
The Exclusive Maritime Economic Zones in the Mediterranean
Nowadays all coastal countries are taking
action at maritime level by creating Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and this
happens also in the already crowded Mediterranean, thus...