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Robin Mills

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Robin M. Mills is chief executive of Qamar Energy, and author of The Myth of the Oil Crisis
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A billboard reads 'one year free natural gas in homes for the kitchen and hot water', with the portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reading 'My promise to you' in south-eastern Turkey. AFP
Why Turkey election outcome is crucial for world energy

Turkey has long sought to become a gas hub, profiting by moving gas from Azerbaijan and Iran as well as Russia to Europe

CommentMay 15, 2023
Workers install a solar panel at a photovoltaic solar park on the outskirts of the coastal town of Lamberts Bay, South Africa. AP
Time to change climate and energy model for developing countries

Blocking fossil-fuel projects strikes at their ability to finance clean energy transition

CommentMay 08, 2023
A shale drilling site in St Mary's, Pennsylvania. AP
Opec needs to chart a new course as US shale revolution ends

US fracking industry provided impetus for formation of the Opec+ alliance of 23 producers with 52.4% petroleum market share

CommentApril 24, 2023
A worker at the PT Pertamina Geothermal in Indramayu, Indonesia. In February, Abu Dhabi’s green energy company Masdar made a strategic investment in the unit of the Indonesian state oil corporation. Reuters
Time for geothermal to come to the boil?

The low-carbon energy source ranks fifth in capacity among renewables despite the benefits it offers

CommentApril 17, 2023
A solar power tower at Atlantica Yield plant in Sanlucar La Mayor, Spain. Prices of solar panels are likely to increase due to inflationary pressures. AFP
Energy transition in a time of rising interest rates and high inflation

Can the momentum on decarbonisation continue when investors expect something for their cash?

CommentApril 10, 2023
OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are throttling back supplies of crude. AP
Why Opec+ made a surprise output cut and what's next for oil

In the case of an economic slowdown the 23-member alliance may be pleased to have acted pre-emptively to avoid inventories building up too much

CommentApril 04, 2023
A ship drills at the Karish gasfield off Israeli coast in the East Mediterranean. Reuters
Why NewMed could transform East Mediterranean gas to continental prominence

Last month Adnoc joined top international companies and teamed up with BP to offer to buy half of the Israeli gas company

CommentApril 03, 2023
The Nihran Bin Omar oil field flare stacks burn north of Basra, Iraq. AP
Why America’s ‘energy dominance’ waned in the Middle East

Dynamics changed with 2003 Iraq war, boosted US shale production and increased role of Opec and China

CommentMarch 27, 2023
In May 2021, a Dutch court ruled Shell should cut its greenhouse gas emissions 45 per cent by 2030 in line with global climate targets. AP
Why European oil companies face a valuation gap when compared with US peers

While players in Europe have been trying to boost their low-carbon businesses, those in the US have concentrated on their core petroleum businesses

CommentMarch 20, 2023
The construction site of the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Finland. A Finnish-led consortium cancelled its construction contract with Rosatom in May, citing risks linked to the Ukraine war. AFP
Geopolitics cast a shadow over Russian nuclear supplies

Developing world needs capable international nuclear developers as part of a diversified energy mix

CommentMarch 13, 2023
A power plant smokestack in Basra. Iraq, the second-largest oil producer within Opec, has room to grow output substantially. AFP
Addressing political differences key to Iraq's energy sector revival

The country risks being drawn into conflicts not of its making, involving regional and global players

CommentMarch 06, 2023
Adnoc Gas will be valued at up to $50.8 billion when it lists about 4 per cent of its shares and starts trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. Victor Besa / The National
Why the listing of Adnoc Gas matters

Company will be comparable in value to large international firms such as Occidental, Eni and Woodside

CommentFebruary 27, 2023
A crude tanker in Nakhodka Bay, Russia, whose oil sector expansion relies on a new generation of fields in the Arctic and remote East Siberia. Reuters
Sanctions and slowing infrastructure investment could ruin Russia’s oil sector

Kremlin’s attempt to extract more cash from the industry to fund the war could further weaken new investments

CommentFebruary 20, 2023
A man walks on a collapsed building in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
Turkey-Syria earthquake a reminder of the forces that shaped region's economy

The Arabian Plate forms the geological conditions for the generation and accumulation of vast quantities of oil and gas

CommentFebruary 13, 2023
Petrol and diesel pumps at a Circle K AS gas station in Riga, Latvia. Over the weekend, the European Union and Group of Seven countries implemented sanctions on Russian refined fuel exports. Bloomberg
West and Russia’s tussle over energy sanctions enters complex phase

Crude oil sanctions have so far barely affected Russia’s volume of exports, but its markets have been diverted from Europe to Turkey, China and, especially, India

CommentFebruary 06, 2023
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