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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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An oil rig platform on the North Sea, about 70 kilometres east of the Aberdeen, Scotland. AFP
How plate tectonics helps us better understand world's energy reserves

Geological considerations also control where critical global minerals are found

EnergyMay 20, 2024
A solar power station operated by Huanghe Hydropower Development Company, a unit of State Power Investment Corp, at the Golmud Solar Park on the outskirts of Golmud, Qinghai Province, China. Bloomberg
Will US tariffs on China green energy exports hinder climate action?

US President Joe Biden is expected to announce huge rises in tariffs on clean energy goods from China

EnergyMay 13, 2024
Australia is the second-biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, neck-and-neck with the US and Qatar. Reuters
Is Australia's energy transition losing track?

The country is blessed with an abundance of renewable energy resources, yet it would be remiss to overlook the challenges ahead

EnergyMay 06, 2024
A firefighter working to extinguish a fire at an oil depot in the Smolensk region in Russia. AFP
The delicately balanced Jenga tower of energy security

Geopolitical tensions threaten to destabilise global oil market stability

EnergyApril 29, 2024
Vehicles being recovered from the Al Maktoum Airport turn on the 311 road in Dubai Antonie Robertson/The National
Record UAE rain a drop in the ocean as region plans for climate change

Middle East and East Mediterranean heating faster than global averages, bringing more instability to weather

EnergyApril 22, 2024
European oil super-majors have struggled for years under a serious discount to their American rivals. Reuters
Why Europe should not drive away oil and gas companies

Shell has said it is open to moving the company’s primary listing from London to New York

EnergyApril 15, 2024
Brent prices finally jumped above $90 per barrel last week for the first time since October. Reuters
Why the road ahead for Opec+ matters for oil prices

The group's challenge is that it has several drivers, who don’t always agree on the destination

EnergyApril 08, 2024
Egypt has excellent conditions for renewable energy, but has not made as much progress in recent years as it should. AP
Egypt's energy bailout not enough to brighten future

The IMF approved an $8 billion loan package to help the country's struggling economy but a sustainable solution for long-term stability is needed

EnergyApril 01, 2024
Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, speaks at the 2024 CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas. Bloomberg
Is global energy transition 'visibly failing'?

How we get and use energy is changing, driven by factors like climate change concerns, industrial growth and new technologies

EnergyMarch 25, 2024
Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Russia's Ryazan region. Reuters
Why Ukraine's attack on Russian refineries could threaten global energy dynamics

Ukrainian drones have hit 13 Russian processing plants since the start of the year, damaging more than 500,000 barrels per day

EnergyMarch 18, 2024
The digital display at an exhibition by the Andrey Melnichenko Foundation during the Cop28 summit in Dubai. AFP
Restoring biodiversity goes beyond the problem of climate change

The growing need for food, timber and biofuels are damaging the natural world

CommentMarch 11, 2024
Solar panels at the rooftop of a power plant in Fuzhou, China. The IEA has faced criticism from environmentalists for its under-predictions of global solar power deployment. AFP
IEA and Opec face challenges amid changing energy outlook

The global energy entities have to realign their policies to keep pace with energy security, transition and technology

CommentMarch 04, 2024
Ship-to-shore pipelines to transfer LNG at the National Grid's import terminal on the Isle of Grain near Rochester, UK. Bloomberg
What sliding gas prices mean for the world energy market

In the world beyond the US, LNG in the key north-east Asian market is down to $8.30 per MBtu, the lowest since April 2021

CommentFebruary 26, 2024
Datong coal-fired power plant in Shanxi province, northern China. Reuters
Asia is marking a global shift in energy dynamics

Solutions to many of the 21st century’s environmental and energy challenges hinge on Asia's energy policies

CommentFebruary 19, 2024
Tanks containing radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. EPA
Why Japan and East Asian nations need nuclear power for their energy ambitions

Energy security, affordability and climate change are forcing countries to rethink their strategies

CommentFebruary 12, 2024
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