Tagged With Politics
4 December 2025
Time is running out for Lukoil and Rosneft to divest international assets that will be mostly rendered useless to them when the US sanctions deadline arrives in mid-December
3 December 2025
Aramco’s pursuit of $30b in US gas partnerships marks a strategic pivot. The US gains capital and certainty; Saudi Arabia gains access, flexibility and a new export future
21 November 2025
The consensus among market observers is that the country’s oil output will fall in the long term. Yet few recognise how Moscow’s shifting tax regime is designed to keep the next barrel commercially viable
13 November 2025
The new federal government appears far more supportive of oil and gas than former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s climate-focused administration, but the prospects look better for the latter hydrocarbon
6 November 2025
After years of pursuing ideologically driven climate leadership, Western powers are now stepping back under mounting political pressure and rising populist opposition—prompting concern essential climate action could be sidelined
9 October 2025
A balanced approach—combining hydrocarbons, renewables and emerging clean technologies—is essential for both energy security and sustainability
8 October 2025
As the EU remains deadlocked over its 2040 emissions goal, the IEA has tempered its climate rhetoric, forecasting that oil and gas will continue growing over the coming decades
2 October 2025
Claims the country lacks alternatives to Russian oil and gas may be exaggerated, although higher costs and reduced security of supply are legitimate concerns.
1 October 2025
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq and Kuwait aim to turn geological advantage into sustained geopolitical power via greater spare capacity
30 September 2025
Federal and provincial governments have passed legislation to speed the development of hand-picked projects, but failure to win Indigenous support may stymie their plans
25 September 2025
Geopolitics is just as significant as market factors or climate action in shaping the future role of gas
8 September 2025
With Trump poised to secure a majority on the Federal Reserve Board, slashed interest rates will weaken the dollar and cause economic pain for producers
5 September 2025
The EU and Turkey should look beyond stalled accession talks and towards a new partnership that encompasses energy integration and carbon alignment
26 August 2025
The North African producer looks to be overhauling its legal and fiscal framework as it seeks to boost oil and gas output
19 August 2025
ExxonMobil’s MOU with SOCAR, unveiled in Washington alongside the peace agreement with Armenia, highlights how the Karabakh net-zero zone is part of a wider strategic realignment
11 August 2025
The administration is pushing for deregulation and streamlined permitting for natural gas, while tightening requirements and stripping away subsidies from renewables
7 August 2025
Without US backing, the EU’s newest sanctions package against Russia—though not painless—is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country’s oil and gas revenues or its broader economy
29 July 2025
EU industry and politicians are pushing back against the bloc’s green agenda. Meanwhile, Brussels’ transatlantic trade deal with Washington could consolidate US energy dominance
24 July 2025
The reaction to proposed sanctions on Russian oil buyers has been muted, suggesting trader fatigue with Trump’s frequent bold and erratic threats
23 July 2025
The country’s energy minister explains in an exclusive interview how the country is taking a pragmatic and far-sighted approach to energy security and why he has great confidence in its oil sector
30 June 2025
Government is sending out the right policy signals to support increased domestic gas development, but policy takes time to implement and even longer to yield results
25 June 2025
The country’s new government has grand plans for renewables, but the structural changes needed for these policies will take years to carry out
23 June 2025
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would have reverberations that would sound around the world
13 June 2025
US policies may have lasting effects in sectors such as energy, that rely on predictable rules and long-term planning
5 June 2025
The new government is talking and thinking big, and there are credible reasons to believe it is more than just grandstanding
5 June 2025
Russia has ample spare gas, and Iran needs it, but sanctions and pricing pose steep hurdles.
28 May 2025
Saudi Arabia and US relations can construct a new ‘field of dreams’, but opportunism may be the new rules of the game
19 May 2025
The two Gulf states are combining fossil fuel production with ambitions to become leaders in low-carbon energy
12 May 2025
With the gas industry’s staunchest advocates and opponents taking brutal blows, the sector looks like treading a path of insipid indifference
7 May 2025
From China blocking US LNG to Trump demanding that various countries import more of the fuel, the politicisation of LNG is on the rise
6 May 2025
Sino-US trade tensions could see crude consumption crumble despite recent buying behaviour
23 April 2025
Capping state corporate income tax deductions would reduce energy supplies and raise prices
22 April 2025
Saudi Arabia is growing as a geopolitical and diplomatic force amid an increasingly fractured world
14 April 2025
US consumers are not likely to see gasoline prices fall to Trump’s ‘beautiful number’, at least if the president also wants to encourage more drilling
4 April 2025
Renewed China tensions threaten island’s inflows of oil and gas from overseas
2 April 2025
At some point it is likely that $70/bl will be quietly accepted as the producer-consumer sweet spot for a US administration having to balance both sides of the ledger
1 April 2025
There is method to the US president’s apparent madness, and those seeking to understand need look no further than their local bookshop
26 March 2025
Well-functioning democracies are required for healthier economies and a thriving oil industry
21 March 2025
Two recent developments raise the prospect of a revival in northern Iraqi oil and gas fortunes, but familiar obstacles could thwart momentum
19 March 2025
Iran’s oil is caught in the crosshairs of support from China and Russia and US maximum pressure, with options becoming more and more limited
3 March 2025
Tariffs likely to compound already weakening energy flows between economic powerhouses and lead to trade being rerouted
26 February 2025
Both candidates head into the run-off with a near identical voting share and big plans to raise investment in the country’s hydrocarbon sector
18 February 2025
Deliveries to China decline by around 1m b/d from move to curb crude exports to Shandong port, putting Iran under further economic pressure
18 February 2025
Booming crude production has been met with international caution after the UN’s damning assessment
17 February 2025
There is a growing feeling that it will not take much for heavy international hitters to follow the US out of the Paris Agreement
4 February 2025
The threat of Trump tariffs and the departure of Trudeau have sharpened the domestic political focus on boosting the oil and gas industry
3 February 2025
Alaska has been engulfed by a lack of consistent policymaking and highlights the challenges financing energy projects in the US
30 January 2025
Following through on threats to key oil producers while simultaneously bringing down prices will prove a tricky balancing act
27 January 2025
Asian neighbours seek resolution on territorial dispute for hydrocarbons development that has spanned decades
21 January 2025
The new president must put his cards on the table and tell the American people, and the world, if the US is formally abandoning the energy transition
