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Qatar’s green strategy will focus on greening of LNG

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QATAR

Doha’s decarbonisation strategy, which started slowly, focuses on electricity production and industrial exports. Qatar has toughened sustainability targets and moved swiftly…

The Gulf will take on the energy transition challenge

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GULF STATES

The zero-carbon fuel, promoted as a way to assist a global energy transition away from oil and gas, is the focus of major planned projects in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile…

Doha will hedge against LNG dependence

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QATAR

Earlier in January, it awarded contracts to increase and sustain output at its main oilfield. Doha wants to dilute its overdependence on a single commodity and to extract value…

Oil firm's demise lays China's crony capitalism bare

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CHINA

The downfall of China CEFC Energy Company.

Myanmar’s Russia ties will grow stronger

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MYANMAR

Separately, Russian arms transfers to Naypyidaw are fuelling the conflict between the junta and its armed opponents. Among the countries that remain close to Myanmar, Russia and…

Prospects for North Africa to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for North Africa to end-2017.

Belarus tilts foreign policy towards Europe

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BELARUS

Belarus's move towards EU and away from Moscow.

South-eastern Europe will focus on cross-border links

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GREECE/BULGARIA/ROMANIA

The EU seeks to improve connectivity among its members and partners in South-eastern Europe, with added impetus since the invasion of Ukraine. Improved cross-border connections…

Oman's LNG exports will increase as oil plateaus

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OMAN

Previously, in January, the energy ministry announced it was offering three new oil and gas concessions. Muscat wants to engage private companies in efforts to unearth fresh…

US offshore oil industry will take years to recover

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UNITED STATES

Rising output from the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for about 16% of total US production, will help offset some of the falling output from onshore shale projects, although…