Robin Mills

What better place to host a global climate conference than in Doha the world's highest per-capita greenhouse gas emitter?

The US has come up with a curious strategy for sanctions on Iran that seems designed to reward America's strategic rivals China and Russia, punish its allies and drive up global oil prices.

While hydrocarbons will remain the bedrock of the economy, argues Robin Mills, who believes they can no longer be the driver of growth in the Gulf.

ExxonMobil has never been one to shy away from a fight with governments. But its contracts with Iraqi Kurdistan could have started its largest tussle, Robin Mills writes.

Surely the Middle East is the last place that should be worrying about energy security? Yet if a spate of articles last week is correct, the world's premier oil region needs to be concerned.

With a growing global population, Western countries must resist the urge to blame countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East while the world works towards a solution, writes Robin Mills.

The Gulf has gas, gas everywhere and not a drop to burn, to paraphrase Coleridge's poem, writes Robin Mills.

Gulf and Asian governments need to focus on crafting relationships that navigate the dangerous waters of current Middle East political turmoil.

Focus: A strategic miscalculation and bad weather forever changed the global oil industry 38 years ago this Friday.

The key to understanding the past decade of oil, as well as the next, is in Opec's market share.

Coal is booming. Since the millennium, global oil consumption has risen just 13 per cent, that of gas by 31 per cent, but coal use is up almost 50 per cent.

It's time to replace the tired narrative of 'oil wars' with an informed, nuanced appreciation of the real motivations behind conflict.

If Libya and francophone Tunisia succeed, the failures of Algeria's old guard will be more exposed than ever.

Failed crops are not the only problem created by drought. A new study ties discontent and violence to El Nino.