Energy

While other Gulf Arab oil producing states have advanced diversification policies to ease reliance on oil revenue and increase renewable energy investments, Kuwait has lagged behind.

Iraq is stepping up efforts to reduce flared gas as the first solar power plant moves forward with France’s TotalEnergies.

On April 4, AGSIW hosted a discussion on COP and the energy transition.

Oil flows are redirected as war and Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea disrupt traffic.

As Central Asian states seek to diversify their economic partnerships, the UAE and Saudi Arabia double down on green investments in the region to bolster their energy transitions.

Global shifts have revitalized the move toward hydrogen as an energy source. However, discussions often center on cost and technical barriers, neglecting critical questions regarding water as a feedstock in hydrogen production.

While geopolitical tensions have the oil market “on edge,” the IEA expects a well-supplied market amid weaker demand.

On January 25, AGSIW hosted a discussion on hydrogen in the Gulf.