Lights Flashing Amber as Oil Market Recovers but Danger Looms
The option to return to the pre-crisis model of rising oil demand is quickly disappearing.
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Oil Price War Tests Saudi-Russian Investment Cooperation
The collapse of the OPEC+ production agreement and the ensuing oil price war place pressure on joint investment initiatives spearheaded by Saudi and Russian sovereign wealth funds.
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Saudi Arabia Races to Boost Output as it Takes on Russian and U.S. Oil
Saudi Arabia’s decision to proceed with plans to ramp up its oil production capacity despite collapsing demand during a global health crisis may seem rash. But is it?
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A New Year in Saudi Mining
The Saudi mining industry starts 2020 with a slimmer regulatory agency, new management, and prospects that appear more favorable than many other Vision 2030 programs.
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Protracted Negotiations Yield Solution to Saudi-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone Dispute
The end of the dispute will add little or no oil output immediately, but it does restore some spare capacity, and resolves one of the breaches in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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U.S. Shale Output Will Stay Higher for Longer, Testing OPEC’s Patience
OPEC will need to adapt to new realities in an era of disruption and rapid transformation.
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Does Saudi Arabia Need OPEC?
This paper examines potential incentives for a Saudi withdrawal or restructuring of OPEC, which comes amid challenges to the cartel and suggestions of changes to its long-standing practices.
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Challenges to the Energy Transition in the Gulf Countries
The energy world is entering an era of disruption, where traditional methods of extracting, using, and trading energy are changing rapidly and where old rules no longer apply.
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Global Oil Stocks Mitigate Market Impact of Saudi Attacks
Despite cutting more than half of Saudi Arabia’s current crude oil production, the market response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities has been muted.
Gulf States at the Venice Biennale: Balancing Social Transformation and Cultural Representation
Exhibitions staged by four Gulf countries look to the past and present while seeking to redress contemporary misconceptions and advocate for change.
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