Pulling back the curtain on Turkey’s natural gas strategy
Opinion
After decades of alliance, Turkey still befuddles the West. Over the last decade, the country’s more assertive foreign policy in
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Eastern Mediterranean gas: testing the field
Opinion
Since 2006, Europe has increasingly viewed eastern Mediterranean gas as a resource with huge potential to provide economic growth, mitigate
Energy geopolitics will hinge on the nationalism-globalism swinging door
Opinion
The novel coronavirus commands the world’s attention, but underneath the pandemic, energy geopolitics are shifting. Last week, the Director of
What can we learn from the Great Depression about oil’s future?
Opinion
In 1929, U.S. stock markets crashed, scything personal fortunes and birthing the most devastating global economic depression since the 1870s-1880s.
The Russian-Saudi OPEC divorce and the battle for market share
Opinion
Marriage is a non-binding contract. Each party is free to walk away from it. Its dissolution, however, always has consequences.
Ukraine lobbies US to block Nord Stream 2
Policy
The US and Ukraine are discussing moves to block Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany. Andriy Kobolyev, CEO of
Russia rejects Opec output cuts
Policy
Oil prices have tumbled after Russia refused to reach a deal with Opec to reduce output to counter the slump
Book review: Enduring lessons in The Rise and Fall of OPEC
Opinion
“The history of OPEC proves that there is no inherent contradiction between defending national interests (the role of nation-states as
Equinor drops Australia drilling plans
Policy
Norway’s state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has abandoned plans to drill for oil after a prolonged environmental campaign and
Japan promises to review coal-power export policy
Policy
Japan’s environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, has said tighter restrictions could be placed on the export of coal power technology to
Turkey buys third drill-ship for Cypriot exploration
Policy
Turkey has bought a British drill-ship which is due to arrive in Turkey in a few weeks and further increase
Putin offering Belarus oil deal: Lukashenko
Policy
The presidents of Russia and Belarus have discussed the bilateral oil dispute again since the Kremlin stopped supplying oil and
Mining giants look to offload coal assets
Policy
Three FTSE 100 coal-mining giants, Anglo-American, BHP and Glencore, are facing increasing pressure to address the climate crisis and tumbling
US backs gas extraction in Cyprus
Policy
A US energy envoy has said Washington sees Cyprus as a vital player in regional energy supplies. “Cyprus has an
Are National Determined Commitments (NDCs) a climate performance benchmark?
Opinion
Financial institutions are increasingly dealing with the question of how to assess their climate performance, as well as their clients’