Tagged With Politics
25 June 2025
The country’s new government has grand plans for renewables, but the structural changes needed for these policies will take years to carry out
23 June 2025
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would have reverberations that would sound around the world
13 June 2025
US policies may have lasting effects in sectors such as energy, that rely on predictable rules and long-term planning
5 June 2025
The new government is talking and thinking big, and there are credible reasons to believe it is more than just grandstanding
5 June 2025
Russia has ample spare gas, and Iran needs it, but sanctions and pricing pose steep hurdles.
28 May 2025
Saudi Arabia and US relations can construct a new ‘field of dreams’, but opportunism may be the new rules of the game
19 May 2025
The two Gulf states are combining fossil fuel production with ambitions to become leaders in low-carbon energy
12 May 2025
With the gas industry’s staunchest advocates and opponents taking brutal blows, the sector looks like treading a path of insipid indifference
7 May 2025
From China blocking US LNG to Trump demanding that various countries import more of the fuel, the politicisation of LNG is on the rise
6 May 2025
Sino-US trade tensions could see crude consumption crumble despite recent buying behaviour
23 April 2025
Capping state corporate income tax deductions would reduce energy supplies and raise prices
22 April 2025
Saudi Arabia is growing as a geopolitical and diplomatic force amid an increasingly fractured world
14 April 2025
US consumers are not likely to see gasoline prices fall to Trump’s ‘beautiful number’, at least if the president also wants to encourage more drilling
4 April 2025
Renewed China tensions threaten island’s inflows of oil and gas from overseas
2 April 2025
At some point it is likely that $70/bl will be quietly accepted as the producer-consumer sweet spot for a US administration having to balance both sides of the ledger
1 April 2025
There is method to the US president’s apparent madness, and those seeking to understand need look no further than their local bookshop
26 March 2025
Well-functioning democracies are required for healthier economies and a thriving oil industry
21 March 2025
Two recent developments raise the prospect of a revival in northern Iraqi oil and gas fortunes, but familiar obstacles could thwart momentum
19 March 2025
Iran’s oil is caught in the crosshairs of support from China and Russia and US maximum pressure, with options becoming more and more limited
3 March 2025
Tariffs likely to compound already weakening energy flows between economic powerhouses and lead to trade being rerouted
26 February 2025
Both candidates head into the run-off with a near identical voting share and big plans to raise investment in the country’s hydrocarbon sector
18 February 2025
Deliveries to China decline by around 1m b/d from move to curb crude exports to Shandong port, putting Iran under further economic pressure
18 February 2025
Booming crude production has been met with international caution after the UN’s damning assessment
17 February 2025
There is a growing feeling that it will not take much for heavy international hitters to follow the US out of the Paris Agreement
4 February 2025
The threat of Trump tariffs and the departure of Trudeau have sharpened the domestic political focus on boosting the oil and gas industry
3 February 2025
Alaska has been engulfed by a lack of consistent policymaking and highlights the challenges financing energy projects in the US
30 January 2025
Following through on threats to key oil producers while simultaneously bringing down prices will prove a tricky balancing act
27 January 2025
Asian neighbours seek resolution on territorial dispute for hydrocarbons development that has spanned decades
21 January 2025
The new president must put his cards on the table and tell the American people, and the world, if the US is formally abandoning the energy transition
17 January 2025
The CEO of QatarEnergy has highlighted the potential impact a new EU directive could have on energy exports to the continent
16 January 2025
Oil industry has potential for revitalisation despite political uncertainty and damage to infrastructure
16 January 2025
The government’s resource nationalism is aggravating the NOC’s debt position and could yet worsen if also tasked with the decarbonisation shift
16 January 2025
While the global energy transition is essential for reaching net zero, it is equally important that less-developed countries are allowed to realise the benefits of their hydrocarbon resources
15 January 2025
The oil and gas industry will replace its capital discipline with Trump compliance and consumers will benefit from lower gasoline prices
13 January 2025
Regional cooperation over the development of gas resources has the potential to bring peace and prosperity to the East Mediterranean
8 January 2025
The traditional concept of the energy trilemma is insufficient to understand how energy and politics really work
6 January 2025
Capacity additions during the Biden administration were the highest for a single-term president
2 January 2025
A renewed push for oil and gas production in the US combined with a continued focus on decarbonisation are just two of the trends to look out for in the coming year
19 December 2024
The government must take the opportunity to harness the sector’s immense potential to support the long-term development of the UK’s low-carbon sector
17 December 2024
Policymakers and stakeholders must work together to develop a stable and predictable fiscal regime that prioritises the country’s energy security and economy
11 December 2024
Potential tariff hikes against Canada and Mexico may hurt US refiners and change supply dynamics in global oil trade reshuffle
10 December 2024
The collapse of the Syrian dictator’s regime will weaken Tehran in profound ways both economically and geopolitically
6 December 2024
A trade war may damage US economic growth, with commodity producers the ultimate losers if history is a guide
5 December 2024
While Donald Trump’s future sanctions policy is anything but certain, he may use a ‘carrot and stick’ approach to pursue an end to the war in Ukraine, although any changes will not happen overnight
5 December 2024
The latest sanctions on Gazprombank and other Russian banks may cause disruption, but willing buyers of Russian energy will find ways to continue payments
27 November 2024
The agreement by the parties to raise at least $300b/yr for developing countries by 2035 was derided as a betrayal by the Global South, but the UN urged pragmatism
8 November 2024
The former president’s victory likely heralds the return of a more market-oriented energy policy
6 November 2024
The crumbling of the country’s postwar political consensus may bolster the country’s LNG demand outlook by stymieing planned nuclear restarts
23 October 2024
Markets have seen no material disruption from the war so far, but as the fighting goes on it is a matter of when, not if
21 October 2024
Companies operating offshore assets in the region are unlikely to halt development plans for now, even as hostilities intensify
