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Wald Quoted in US News & World Report on OPEC’s bond to Russia

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Jun 10, 2019

Wald Quoted in US News & World Report on OPEC’s bond to Russia

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Jun 4, 2019

Cheap gas is too costly

By Oleh Havrylyshyn

On May 20, Volodymyr Zelenskiy was inaugurated Ukraine’s seventh president. In his inaugural address, he demonstrated a resoluteness that should put an end to the annoying journalistic cliché of a “comedian-president.” Taking such firm actions as dissolving parliament and requesting the resignations of key officials within minutes of taking office in front of the very […]

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May 21, 2019

An approach to reduce unproductive flaring of natural gas: The development of new gas-to-liquid technology

By Nichole Liebov, PhD

Natural gas, which consists primarily of methane, accounts for nearly one quarter of global energy production. Although the shale gas boom significantly increased the supply of natural gas, natural gas cannot be transported to processing plants using existing infrastructure for petroleum. Consequently, remote sources of natural gas are in effect “stranded.” Methods to use this […]

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Apr 23, 2019

Saudi Aramco bond offering: What does it say about the kingdom and oil markets?

By Phillip Cornell

At the start of the month, in preparation for its first bond offering, Saudi Aramco released a 469-page prospectus that provided the first real public look into the oil company’s books. The media was astounded by the $111 billion profit figure for 2018, and a bond market hungry for returns oversubscribed to the offering by […]

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Apr 22, 2019

Trump’s inconsistent approach to Iran oil waivers means he can’t have his cake and eat it too

By Randolph Bell

The United States had achieved one of its goals—bringing oil prices down—but only partially achieved its goal of inflicting “maximum pressure” on Iran.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2019

A look at the implications of Trump’s decision to end sanctions waivers for countries importing Iranian oil

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The mover could spark backlash from Iran and the countries that continue to buy Iranian oil.

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EnergySource

Apr 18, 2019

Gas Directive: Overly burdensome regulation of the EU gas market?

By Danila Bochkarev

On 15 April, the Council of the European Union (EU) backed a controversial revision of the EU Gas Directive, which was already adopted at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels on 4 April. This adoption by the Council is the last step in the legislative initiative. However, the story began in November […]

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Apr 16, 2019

The LNG moment: How US production could change more than just markets

By Dr. Paula Stern

Adapted from comments given by The Honorable Paula Stern, Ph.D. at the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Program’s “New Regional Gas Market Dynamics under LNG Expansion & the Shale Gas Revolution” conference on February 26, 2019, with contributions from Ben Perkins. Last March the Economist ran the headline, “Global powers need to take the geopolitics out […]

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Apr 11, 2019

Why the massive floating bomb in the Red Sea needs urgent attention

By Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud, and Rohini Ralby

A floating storage and offloading (FSO) terminal less than five miles off the coast of Yemen has turned into a massive bomb—capable of explosion due to its contents and lack of maintenance. The risk of explosion increases by the day, and if that were to happen, not only would it damage or sink any ships […]

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Apr 8, 2019

Addressing the invisible supply chain

By Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud, and Rohini Ralby

This post is the third in a series of three that focuses on 1) defining, 2) mapping, and 3) addressing the invisible supply chain. You can read the first and second posts here.  Criminals have the advantage of being agile. They are unencumbered by the constraints that impede the governments and institutions arrayed against them. A criminal […]

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