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Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

The Future of Transportation

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

Women Seek a Bigger Role in Arab Gulf’s Energy Sector

By Larry Luxner

Women are a rare sight at the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, and they’re almost never seen in the oilfields. Hiba Dialdin wants to change that—even if it means changing the entire corporate culture of the largest petroleum conglomerate on Earth. Dialdin, a petroleum engineering consultant at Saudi Aramco, was one of five women to speak […]

Saudi Arabia The Gulf

New Atlanticist

Jan 13, 2018

All Eyes on China

By Larry Luxner

International Energy Agency chief, Fatih Birol, says China’s shift toward renewables has global implications Sharply falling prices for solar energy, China’s new pro-environment policies, and emerging US dominance in world oil and gas production are all shaping global energy markets for decades to come, said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). […]

China The Gulf

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

What Will Replace Nuclear Energy?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

When it comes to nuclear energy, there are two distinct and opposing trends in the world today—in the United States and Europe, aging reactors are being phased out and there is a reluctance to build new ones, while countries like China are on a building spree, according to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

The Future of OPEC and Oil Markets

By Larry Luxner

Stabilizing petroleum prices, “peak oil,” and the implications of a possible collapse of the Iran nuclear deal dominated a January 13 panel discussion in Abu Dhabi on the long-term future of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). But for now, OPEC’s fourteen members have little to worry about, Mohammad Barkindo—the organization’s Nigerian secretary […]

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

US Energy Official Says ‘War on Coal’ Has Put Nation at Risk

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US Deputy Secretary of Energy, Dan Brouillette, on January 13 lashed out at what he described as the “war on coal” in the United States which, he said, had thwarted the construction of clean power plants, discouraged investments in new mining operations, and, as a result, put the nation at risk. Noting that coal and […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2018

Is Uncertainty Over Nuclear Deal Fueling Protests in Iran?

By Rachel Ansley

The uncertainty caused by US President Donald J. Trump’s criticism of the Iran nuclear deal has contributed to a stagnation of Iran’s economy—the underlying cause of the ongoing anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic, according to a former Obama administration official. On January 12, Trump agreed to one last time waive sanctions on Iran, but […]

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2018

The Year Ahead in Energy

Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2018

Global Warning: Energy Industry Exhorted to Address Climate Change

By Rachel Ansley

New York City’s lawsuit against the Big Five oil companies holding them accountable for the destruction of the city caused by climate change-related storms makes apparent that the energy industry must change course in 2018 in order to sustain investment and production, according to a top official at a major petroleum company. “The oil and […]

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