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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 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
Global greenhouse gas emissions will have to drop 45 per cent by 2030. AP
Time for the world to take geoengineering seriously

Goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels will probably be breached

CommentJanuary 30, 2023
Al Reyadah, the CCUS facility in Mussaffah owned by Adnoc. Delores Johnson / The National
Scaling up carbon capture in the Mena region

The technology is safe, economically competitive with other low-carbon options and has a large role in nearly all credible climate plans

CommentJanuary 23, 2023
Electrical workers make repairs near the heavily damaged town of Izyum in Ukraine. Getty Images
Why the Ukraine war is a watershed for the future of LNG

Europe is unlikely to go back to relying on Russia for anything more than a 'sliver' of gas

CommentJanuary 16, 2023
Cop28 President-designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber at the Zayed Sustainability Awards in 2020. Antonie Robertson / The National
As Cop28 President-designate, Dr Sultan Al Jaber can advance climate discourse

Towering policymaker has an enviable record of making things happen across the renewables, petroleum and climate fields

CommentJanuary 13, 2023
A floating liquefied natural gas terminal, chartered by Finland to replace Russian gas to serve both its domestic and the Baltic market, as Europe grapples with an energy crisis. AP
As the world ushers in 2023, energy security tops agendas

Moscow will attempt to turn its cumbersome gas system around 180 degrees to face East, but will achieve little success

CommentJanuary 02, 2023
Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home after monsoon rains in Pakistan. The war in Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and climate change are putting intense pressure on the world's poorest in 2022. AP
Next year could see victories as the world overcomes plagues of 2022

Global heating drives energy insecurity, disease, war, inflation and economic decline

CommentDecember 26, 2022
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