Energy

While not short on ambition in its energy diversification policy, the UAE faces a particular set of challenges along the pathway to carbon neutrality.

Iran’s oil resurgence is a critical market and political development, but the Iranian energy industry remains in a shaky state.

Without an integrated energy transition strategy and political will to implement difficult reforms, Iraq will be unable to reach its climate ambitions.

The divergence between the IEA and OPEC outlooks is largely due to assumptions regarding the speed at which internal combustion engine vehicles will be replaced by electric vehicles.

The Saudi push to become a global actor in the mineral supply chain is driven by strategic domestic, regional, and international considerations.

For Oman, the transition to cleaner energy sources is both an imperative and a practical economic path to a more sustainable future.

A substantial drawdown on global oil stocks is forecast for the fourth quarter amid record oil demand, accelerating the rise in oil prices to the $100 per barrel threshold.

The resumption of Kurdish oil exports hinges on achieving consensus between Baghdad and Ankara, but a lasting solution can only be cemented through a trilateral agreement that includes Erbil.