Oil & Gas

Even in a more carbon-conscious world, oil and gas will continue to play a significant role in the global energy system. From petrochemicals to power generation, oil and gas technologies will be a central player in the “dual challenge” of meeting increased energy demand and the need for low-carbon energy, making oil and gas still critical for international trade, investment, and geopolitics.

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Novak in The Australian on Greater Sunrise project

Dispatches Mar 17, 2026

How the Iran war could trigger a European energy crisis

By Lisa Basquel

Refilling Europe’s depleted gas storage—already a difficult task given the continent’s efforts to stop purchasing Russian gas—is even more difficult now with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed.
Conflict Economy & Business
Novak in The Australian on Greater Sunrise project

Dispatches Mar 12, 2026

Energy under attack: What the Gulf can learn from Ukraine and Iraq

By Matthew Keating

In their successes and shortcomings, Iraq and Ukraine are cases worth studying by countries currently under attack from Iran.
Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security
Novak in The Australian on Greater Sunrise project

Dispatches Mar 5, 2026

What a Middle East oil and LNG crisis means for China and East Asia

By Joseph Webster, Reid I’Anson, and Kevin Li

China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan would each be affected by a collapse in energy through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed.
China Conflict

Programs

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Events

Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2020

Gas in the energy transition: Bridge or the destination?

By David A. Wemer

“There are some who believe that gas should play no role in the global energy mix,” Ambassador Richard Morningstar, founding chairman of the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, said at the introduction of a panel on the future of gas at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum hosted in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on January 12, 2020. At the other end of the spectrum, he added, some have “called gas a destination fuel that provides a clean baseload energy needed for the developed world to grow.”

Energy Transitions Oil and Gas

Global Energy Forum

Jan 11, 2020

Pathways to Net Zero

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council 2020 Global Energy Forum Pathways to Net Zero Speaker: Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company Ahmed Ali Attiga, Chief Executive Officer, APICORP Meg Gentle, President and CEO, Tellurian, Inc. Adam Sieminski, President, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center Moderated By: David Livingston, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Global Energy Forum

Jan 11, 2020

Gas imports remain key to Asia’s development plans

By Adal Mirza

Despite rising renewable energy generation, South and South East Asia will continue to look at major investments in new gas import infrastructure to displace more carbon-intensive fuels, as the region races to meet its development ambitions.

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions
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Content

In the News

Oct 1, 2024

Novak in The Australian on Greater Sunrise project

On September 30, GCH/IPSI nonresident fellow Parker Novak was quoted in The Australian on the strategic significance of the Greater Sunrise project for Timor-Leste and Australia. He noted that despite doubts about the project’s feasibility, Greater Sunrise remains a critical factor influencing the future of bilateral relations. Novak highlighted that this is the most important […]

Australia Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Shaffer in RealClearEnergy: Fracking and the election: it’s not about Pennsylvania

By Brenda Shaffer

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

UkraineAlert

Sep 21, 2024

Ukraine’s expanding drone fleet is flying straight through Putin’s red lines

By Giorgi Revishvili

Ukraine's rapidly expanding campaign of long-range drone strikes is flying straight through Vladimir Putin's red lines and could help persuade Kyiv's Western partners to lift restrictions on attacks inside Russia, writes Giorgi Revishvili.

Conflict Defense Technologies

Report

Sep 13, 2024

Part 4. Turkey’s geopolitical role in the Black Sea and European energy security: From pipelines to liquefied natural gas

By Eser Özdil

Turkey’s strategic position in the region provides cooperation opportunities for European energy security and economic interdependence.

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

In the News

Sep 7, 2024

Bauerle Danzman quoted by Reuters on the US broadening national security definition amid Nippon Steel’s US Steel acquisition plans

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Japan Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 6, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation

On September 5, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation. Webster explains that Russia’s plan to build the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline from Russia to China could weaken US energy leverage over Beijing by reducing liquefied natural gas exports to China. 

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 5, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on potential impact of PS-2 pipeline on US

By Joseph Webster

Central Asia China

In the News

Sep 3, 2024

Webster joins DW Russian to discuss Ulaanbaatar’s dependence on Russian energy resources

By Joseph Webster

East Asia Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 27, 2024

Webster featured in Axios on hurricane resilience of LNG terminals

By Joseph Webster

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2024

Hurricanes could upend US oil and gas exports and global energy markets. Here’s what to know.

By Joseph Webster, Reid I’Anson, and Anya Herzberg

Texas and Louisiana are home to some of the world’s most important export sites for oil, liquefied natural gas, and other energy products. They’re also in the crosshairs of intensifying hurricanes.

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business
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Marino Auffant

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

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Reed Blakemore

Director, Research and Programs

Global Energy Center

Geopolitics & Energy Security Energy Transitions

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Neil Ford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Energy & Environment

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Agnia Grigas

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Eastern Europe Energy Markets & Governance

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Mamadou Fall Kane

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Energy & Environment

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Inwook Kim

Nonresident Fellow

empowerME Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

English Geopolitics & Energy Security
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2026 Global Energy Forum

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