Author: Edmund O'Sullivan

I am a writer, author, economist and business person. I've reported on and done business in the Middle East since 1979 and travelled throughout the region. I specialist in reporting and writing, economic and media industry consultancy, business development and conference moderation.

Turning point for Saudi Arabia

There’s plenty that’s attracted criticism of Saudi Arabian policy since King Salman succeeded to the kingdom’s throne almost five years ago and made his son Mohammed Bin Salman, now crown prince, a cabinet minister. There’s the war in Yemen and…

Has Saudi Arabia dumped Trump?

President Trump with King Salman during his visit to Riyadh in May 2017 Confounding some forecasts, the Opec-non-Opec market monitoring meeting in Algeria yesterday made no recommendation for output to be lifted to offset a new price surge and suggestions…

New energy deal of the century

Opec secretary general Mohammed Barkindo this week stoked expectations that the Opec-non-Opec “energy deal of the century” will be renewed The 173rd meeting of Opec oil ministers opens in Vienna on 30 November but the gathering will be anything but…