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1 – 10 of 15Doha’s decarbonisation strategy, which started slowly, focuses on electricity production and industrial exports. Qatar has toughened sustainability targets and moved swiftly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273563
ISSN: 2633-304X
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With oil income declining (because of both the depressed global price and OPEC+ cuts pegging its 1-million-barrels-per-day (b/d) capacity back to 722,000 b/d), Oman has in October…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257148
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Preliminary results suggest that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won re-election with 91% of the vote. Western media and diplomats estimate turnout hovered around 20%, though…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231785
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Although some important hydrocarbons projects have seen progress, both Baghdad and Erbil have made fresh moves seen as prejudicial by oil sector investors. Uncertainty continues…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262137
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The project aims to generate up to 200 gigawatts by 2030, creating 100,000 jobs in Saudi Arabia. Renewable energy was also a key focus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230702
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Energy subsidies are a major blockage to wider adoption of renewable energy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), where pricing bids have recently broken world records. The low…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225194
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This is part of a wider strategy to capture more value from hydrocarbons resources, launched after a major corporate restructuring following the 2015 oil price crash. The publicly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259637
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Political impact of subsidy reform.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209835
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The wage scale law was cast into question when a contentious tax hike law intended to fund it was annulled by the Constitutional Council on September 22, partly on the grounds…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224722
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Egypt’s electricity sector.