What are the challenges the United States is facing to shore up ties with unsatisfied allies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
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From ‘Black Gold’ to ‘New Gold’: Can the Gulf Countries Diversify From Oil?
With oil prices plummeting amid global lockdowns, the need to transition to knowledge-based industries is fast becoming an economic necessity rather than a welcome add-on
Market Update: Morocco and UAE Companies Create a Global Fertilizer Venture
Morocco’s state-run phosphates company OCP and UAE National Oil Company (ADNOC) are going to boost their partnership by setting up a new global fertilizers joint
The Untapped Potential of Renewables in the MENA Region
Renewable energy has been promoted all around the world on the grounds of cost reduction, increasing energy demand, and socio-economic benefits. The region of the
Oil and Geopolitics: Qatar Crisis May Mess Up LNG Trade
The escalating diplomatic row between a number of Middle Eastern countries and Qatar has negatively impacted LNG market, severing transport links with the tiny Gulf
Iraq Boosts Oil Output Before OPEC Meeting
Iraq is going to supply extra 5 million barrels of oil to its trade partners in June, thus effectively joining other Middle East producers by
Tumbling Non-OPEC Supply: Is Rebalancing of the Oil Market Underway?
OPEC, the organization made up of the major petrol-exporting countries, said that there was growing evidence that US production would fall and that there would
Iran’s Playing with the OPEC Giants
Iran has recently considered sitting down at the negotiation table with oil giants over the global oil surplus which some observers interpret as an indication
Gulf Refiners Put Off Maintenance in Anticipation of Weak Crude Prices in 2016
Gulf oil refiners are postponing some field maintenance until 2016 to keep output high and to decrease costs as analysts predict that the prices will
Saudi Arabia Curbs Oil Supply to Asian Customers
Saudi Arabia has decreased its oil exports to some of its Asian customers, mostly to South Korea and Japan since last month. The decision to