Middle East

Natural Gas

Photo of Why Does the Middle East Have So Much Oil?

Marshall Distel May 27, 2020

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Why Does the Middle East Have So Much Oil?

Researchers have developed a range of theories about how the Middle East developed massive fossil fuel reserves.

Petroleum

Photo of Pirates Continue to Target Oil Tankers Amid Low Oil Prices

Marshall Distel April 30, 2020

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Pirates Continue to Target Oil Tankers Amid Low Oil Prices

Oil pirates have started to ramp up armed attacks against ocean-bound oil shipments.

Petroleum

Photo of Weaponizing Oil: How the Arab Oil Embargo Changed the World

Marshall Distel April 13, 2020

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Weaponizing Oil: How the Arab Oil Embargo Changed the World

The Arab Oil Embargo ultimately inflicted the U.S. with the most devastating recession since the Great Depression.

Petroleum

Photo of The Dire Consequences of Collapsing Oil Prices

Marshall Distel March 18, 2020

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The Dire Consequences of Collapsing Oil Prices

Long-term periods of depressed oil prices have geopolitical implications.

Petroleum

Photo of The Kingmaker: Oil, America & the Struggle for Global Power

Megan Caitlin Aslan December 28, 2019

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The Kingmaker: Oil, America & the Struggle for Global Power

Shaping the international order for much of the last two centuries, global influence - whose is growing and whose is waning - is inextricably linked with oil.

Natural Gas

Photo of 2020 Syrian Economic Outlook: Will the Fossil Fuel Industry Make a Comeback?

Marshall Distel December 27, 2019

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2020 Syrian Economic Outlook: Will the Fossil Fuel Industry Make a Comeback?

As the civil war is drawing to a close, global economists remain optimistic about an economic comeback for Syria.

Natural Gas

Photo of International Investors are Aiming for Angola’s Oil and Gas Reserves

Marshall Distel December 26, 2019

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International Investors are Aiming for Angola’s Oil and Gas Reserves

China’s tactical diplomacy, along with its rapidly growing economy, are predicated to play a vital role in Angola’s fossil fuel production.

Petroleum

Photo of Algeria’s Tenuous History in the Fossil Fuel Industry

Marshall Distel December 19, 2019

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Algeria’s Tenuous History in the Fossil Fuel Industry

Algeria has become one of Africa’s largest economies and one of the most influential fossil fuel producers in the world, despite a history full of conflict.

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