Iraq is a textbook example of the problems of high dependence on a single sector – that is, hydrocarbons. In fact, the Iraqi economy is one of the most oil dependent in the world.
We’re delighted to announce that our work has been recognised again, this time at the Energy and Power Awards, 2021. We have been awarded ‘Best Independent Energy Consultants 2021 for the UK’.
Modern history is peppered with energy shocks, shortages, price spikes and panics.
Dr Carole Nakhle was appointed as the Global Chair for Energy and Power of the G100 for 2021-2022…
There is an alternative universe sitting on the northeast shoulder of South America. As the global economy…
Oil prices have come a long way since reaching their lows of April 2020. The rebound has been rapid and impressive; prices are currently similar to those of early 2020, before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Oil consumption, GDP growth, trend of oil intensity – these are not words which sound like the beginning of a good story. And yet, strange things happen sometimes, as you are about to see, and they may happen anywhere: even in energy economics.
In March 2021, a new crude futures contract was launched in Abu Dhabi: Murban futures, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)…
Soon after assuming office, United States President Joe Biden signed executive orders and made announcements that led environmentalists to declare that the oil and gas industry would soon be dead and buried…
Today, many believe that COVID-19 has pressed the green accelerator at the expense of conventional fuels which face a heightened risk of an imminent decline…
When people think of Saudi Arabia, they often think of oil. After all, it is the world’s largest exporter of the resource, and its economy is heavily dependent on oil revenue…
Following the blow dealt to the world by the coronavirus in 2020, one cannot help but hope that 2021 will be better…