Energy prices and inflation: Politics trump the economics
Governments interfere with pricing mechanisms to shield consumers and companies from rising energy costs, but such measures only deepen the problems in the long run…
Governments interfere with pricing mechanisms to shield consumers and companies from rising energy costs, but such measures only deepen the problems in the long run…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution – artificial intelligence in particular – has the potential to solve some of the current conundrums of the green transition…
Short-termism prevailed in the push for nuclear power…
The growing EV sector promises to end our reliance on oil, but its benefits may not be evenly distributed worldwide…
LNG production can be a boon to East African nations, but security risks and institutional gaps will pose hurdles to growth…
Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, world oil prices jumped above US$100 per barrel, hitting US$130 for Brent crude on March 8…
The United Kingdom attempts to balance energy and climate security by extending the productive use of its North Sea oil and gas fields…
Kazakhstan could supplant Russia as the leading supplier of uranium, the feedstock for nuclear energy, to the EU…
Except for the recent dip in demand because of Covid-19, oil producers are enjoying the higher prices that come with increased consumption. But consumers may get the upper hand by 2040…
Russia has long been foreseeing a shift toward Asia when it comes to exporting its fossil fuels, but it was by no means prepared to lose the European market…
As some countries, including the world’s two biggest oil importers, are unlikely to join proposed sanctions against Russian crude, Moscow could redirect its exports.
Sanctions against the Russian Federation are developing so fast that it is hard to keep track of them and even harder to see a consistent narrative as events unfold.