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Oil Markets Face Uncertainty After Surprise OPEC+ Production Cut

OPEC+ supply cuts starting in May could aggravate an expected oil supply deficit in the second half of 2023 at a period of greater economic uncertainty.

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Long-Running Turkey-Iraq Oil Dispute Continues to Simmer, Despite Court Decision

A wary ruling from an international court of arbitration against Turkey complicates relations among Baghdad, Ankara, and Erbil.

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Fossil Fuels and the Gulf Energy Transition

While the global energy transition will present challenges for the Gulf Arab states, there are climate-compatible ways to use a significant portion of Gulf hydrocarbon reserves.

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A New Opportunity for the Basra-Aqaba Pipeline?

While the Basra-Aqaba pipeline project promises economic, energy, and security benefits for Iraq and Jordan, high costs and political and security risks pose huge feasibility challenges.

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Oil Markets Stable but Chinese Demand Surge and Russian Output Cut Pose Risks

Whether oil supply will match an anticipated demand surge hinges on Russia’s response to sanctions and OPEC+ output policy.

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IEA Projects Record Oil Demand in 2023, but Russia and China are Key

Oil market reports highlight uncertainties relating to the speed of the recovery in China and the impact of sanctions on Russian oil exports.

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OPEC+ Stays Put as Russia Oil Price Cap and EU Embargo Come Into Force

The oil market is showing concerns over weakening oil demand, and new Western sanctions on Russia have introduced an added element of uncertainty in a market already reeling from the repercussions of the Ukraine crisis.

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COP 27 and Different Narratives for a Net-Zero World

Post-COP 27, Gulf countries have the opportunity to demonstrate a net-zero world is possible through leading by example and bringing together two competing visions of how to get there.

Are Iran and Egypt on a Path to Entente?

A thaw with Egypt may help an economically besieged Iranian government rattled by popular protests boost its regional standing.

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