Tag: oil

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…

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…

Trump’s energy agenda defined

President Trump has declared he will free the US oil and gas industry to increase output, reduce climate action laws and end American dependence on OPEC and “any nations hostile to our interests” in his first energy policy statement. “The…