Gulf national oil companies are looking to increase stockpiles in Asia to meet customer needs, address their energy security concerns, and enable a nimbler response to unexpected market disruptions.
Beijing keeps treading carefully around conflict in the Middle East while seeking opportunities to deepen ties with key country partners through a longer-term regional engagement strategy.
The September 30 edition considers analysis on the underlying impasse between the United States and Iran – that neither side will surrender leverage without reciprocal concessions.
