Non-Resident Fellow, AGSIW; Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ben Cahill is a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and former senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He covers geopolitics and macro trends affecting the oil and gas industry. He has led several research projects on methane emissions and global gas and on U.S. liquefied natural gas exports and national interests. Cahill is also a visiting research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a specialist on national oil companies and their energy transition strategies. He was previously a director in Energy Intelligence’s Research and Advisory group and led its country risk practice. He also wrote on corporate strategy and covered Saudi Aramco, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and Southeast Asian national oil companies. Cahill formerly worked at PFC Energy (now part of S&P Global) in Washington, DC and Kuala Lumpur, focusing on country risk and macro trends in the oil and gas industry. He has an MA in international affairs and economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a BA in international relations and English from Boston University.
Gulf national oil companies represent a new pool of capital for global gas investment, and with some of their first forays in the United States, Gulf gas deals suggest Washington’s relations with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are improving.
On June 11, AGSIW convened its 10th annual Petro Diplomacy conference.
On June 27 and 28, AGSIW convened its ninth annual Petro Diplomacy conference.
On September 15, as part of the China-Gulf Initiative, AGSIW hosted a discussion examining energy relations between China and the Gulf states.
On July 8, AGSIW hosted a private briefing on the developing OPEC+ dispute and the repercussions for the future of the alliance as well as Saudi-UAE relations.
Abu Dhabi traditionally managed its oil and gas resources cautiously and conserved hydrocarbon wealth for future generations, but the energy transition is reshaping its strategy.
Ben Cahill discussed the fundamental shift in Abu Dhabi's oil policy since 2016.
The coronavirus pandemic has delivered an unprecedented shock to the global natural gas market.
For the sixth consecutive year, AGSIW convened its Petro Diplomacy conference, this year virtually.
