by root | Jun 22, 2021 | NewPost, Oil and Gas, Top Ten Lists
By Zubin Eimen As the world increasingly focuses on climate change as a vital global issue, fossil fuels have come under fire. These fuels – coal, natural gas, and petroleum – account for about 74% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. While fossil...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 31, 2020 | Interviews, Iran Economy, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, Saudi Arabia Economy
I’ve known Robin Mills for more than a decade and he is always one of my favorite people to see on my Dubai visits. In one sitting, Robin will take you on a tour d’horizon of the Middle East energy landscape. It’s not surprising to me that Foreign...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles, Oil and Gas
Remember $165 oil? There might well be more than a touch of nostalgia in that question for oil industry executives and Middle East oil producers after the dramatic fall in the price of crude following the breakdown in talks between Saudi Arabia, OPEC and Russia this...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 24, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Interviews, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles
Fareed Mohamedi is one of the smartest guys I know on oil markets, the geopolitics of energy, the New Silk Road, and the political economies of oil-rich states. He has worked at Statoil, PFC Energy, Moody’s Investor Service, the Institute of International Finance, and...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 5, 2019 | China Economy, China/Middle East, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, Shipping
In our latest Top Ten List, we look at the Top Ten Crude Suppliers to China for 2018. The United States sneaked in at the number ten spot this year, and would likely have ticked upward in 2019 were it not for the US-China trade war. For more on U.S petroleum, see the...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 5, 2019 | Geopolitics, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, US Policy
The United States quietly surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia in 2018 as the world’s largest crude oil producer, according to the Energy Information Administration. If you count all petroleum liquids, the U.S is by far the world’s largest producer. This...
