
The UAE’s departure will test OPEC
The decision shifts the balance within OPEC and could have an outsized impact on smaller producers.







The decision shifts the balance within OPEC and could have an outsized impact on smaller producers.

Dr. Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy, commented in an article published by Alhurra on Iraq’s suggestion that it could reconsider its OPEC membership. In

In a recent article for the Financial Times, Christof Rühl, Global Advisor at Crystol Energy, examines why repeated disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have

The Hormuz crisis revealed LNG supply vulnerabilities, but global gas markets are poised for expansion, driven by improved diversification and energy security.

An Opinion Piece by Peter van Leeuwen This note is adapted from remarks delivered by Peter van Leeuwen at Crystol Energy’s Advisory Board Roundtable Discussion,

Crystol Energy is pleased to highlight the publication by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of Taxation in the Middle East and North Africa: Prospects and

Christof Rühl, Global Advisor at Crystol Energy, was interviewed by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on the risks facing Iran’s oil production and the wider implications of

A sharp disruption to oil supply has pushed prices higher, but the market response so far suggests a relatively contained reaction.

Christof Rühl – Global Advisor, Crystol Energy From a short-term perspective, the United Arab Emirates’ surprise exit from OPEC can be read as the confluence

A sharp disruption to oil supply has pushed prices higher, but the market response so far suggests a relatively contained reaction.

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