Middle East & North Africa
Pipeline Security: Evaluating Saudi Arabia’s Infrastructure Bypasses
As drone attacks and Red Sea conflict expose physical risks to the East-West Pipeline, energy analysts question whether multi-billion-dollar overland routes offer genuine market protection or simply create static targets.
Growing Conflict Across the Middle East Causes Global Uncertainty in Oil Markets
Speculation of attacks on Iranian oil supplies have caused global oil prices to spike. Fears of disrupted supply have led to sharp price fluctuations, raising concerns of a direct impact on supply and consumer prices.
Saudi Arabia and Oil: Between the US and Russia
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Riyadh has refused to condemn the Kremlin and rejected American and European demands to increase oil output despite the current energy crisis.