The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran took a dangerous turn on March 18, 2026, with tit-for-tat strikes on critical energy infrastructure that amount to the most serious regional escalation since the conflict began. First, an Israeli drone strike targeted facilities at Iran’s Asaluyeh complex, damaging four plants that treat gas from the offshore South … [continued]
Energy dominance doesn’t come from the barrel of a rifle, it comes from harvesting the abundant energy of the sun.
US energy policy notwithstanding, China is seeking new opportunities to accelerate the global energy transition among Gulf states (cropped, courtesy of International Renewable Energy Agency).
US energy policy notwithstanding, China is seeking new opportunities to accelerate the global energy transition among Gulf states.
Pakistan’s request that Qatar divert or sell 24 contracted LNG cargoes in 2026 is a sharp signal for every country that still assumes LNG demand will rise for decades. Pakistan committed to long-term LNG contracts when its planners believed power demand would grow steadily and imported gas would fill the … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image: Idle LNG tankers queue off a hazy Asian coastline, a visual metaphor for weakening demand and oversupply in global LNG markets.
The current US administration is puffing out its chest and bleating about “energy dominance.” If anyone wonders what that means, now we have the answer. It means imposing your need to make a buck on countries that are striving to address the global heating phenomenon. In other words, it means … [continued]
China is well known as the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) market. More than half of the world’s EV sales have occurred there in recent years. It is a standard of the rapid, uplifting EV revolution. In 2023, 25% of auto sales in China were sales of full electric vehicles. … [continued]
The United States was again the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe (EU-27 and the UK) in 2023, accounting for nearly half of total LNG imports, according to data from CEDIGAZ. Last year marks the third consecutive year in which the United States supplied more LNG to Europe … [continued]
Gentlemen from Doha query a Vinfast representative abou the VF9, Vinfast’s top-of-the-line EV. (Photo from Vinfast)
DOHA, QATAR — Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is showcasing four of its electric vehicle models at the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), Qatar 2023, ongoing in Doha, until October 14, 2023. This is the first time VinFast has officially introduced its fully electric vehicles to the Middle East market, … [continued]
“If World Cup countries were going head-to-head based on their oil and gas emissions, who would win with the lowest climate footprint?”
Tesla Technoking Elon Musk, along with the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, were a few speakers at the Qatar Economic Forum on its second day, Al Jazeera reports. Bloomberg hosted the forum and focuses primarily on the need to diversify the world’s economy and develop the renewable … [continued]
