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Oil Market Report: Back to business as usual
Oil markets in September withstood a textbook case of a large-scale
supply disruption as the attacks on Saudi Arabia temporarily affected about 5.7
mb/d of crude...
Landing in Riyadh: Geopolitics work in Putin’s favour
When Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in Riyadh this week for the second time in 12 years, his
call for endorsement of his proposal to...
A Century of Russia’s Weaponization of Energy
In 1985 a
joint meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and former Soviet leader,
Mikhail Gorbachev conveyed this enduring sentiment
during the height of the Cold War,...
Walking the tight rope: India’s Diplomatic Strategy in the Middle East
India’s diplomatic corps have been
resolutely articulating India’s stances and furthering its interests in the
international fora where multiple challenges emanating from historical and
contemporary contexts are...
Leading European Powers further throw Iran Nuclear Deal into Uncertainty
On July 14, 2015 led by the U.S., the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal went into...
Non-traditional energy companies lead a record year for corporate investment in energy start-ups
More money than ever is going to energy venture
capital deals, but spread across fewer start-ups. This needs to change if
venture capital is to have...
First steps in a reshaping of the energy industry landscape
Authors: Alessandro
Blasi and Alberto Toril
Recent data shows that there is a growing disconnection between current
energy trends and climate goals. With global emissions on the...
Decade of the Battery: Sustainable Batteries Represent the Best Prospect for Meeting Paris Climate Goals
Advances in the production, use and reuse of batteries
mean that the technology could become the most significant intervention to keep
global warming within the limits...
The world can’t afford to relax about oil security
Authors: Tim Gould and Tae-Yoon Kim*
The recent attacks in Saudi Arabia were a sharp
reminder that the world can’t take oil security for granted, even...
Taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives
Taxing polluting
sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet
and human health, and the income generated can be used...