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Robin Mills

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Robin M. Mills is chief executive of Qamar Energy, and author of The Myth of the Oil Crisis
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Adnoc made the offer to acquire Santos through its international unit XRG. Victor Besa / The National
Business InsightsWhy Adnoc's offer to acquire Santos marks a big leap

It is an ideal opportunity for someone with deep pockets and tolerance for risk to build world-scale gas business

EnergyJune 23, 2025
People watch from a bridge as flames rise from the Shahran Oil depot in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
What Iran's next potential move will mean for energy security

Global energy markets might escape crisis this time, but the margin of safety is getting ever narrower

EnergyJune 15, 2025
Turkey's first floating gas production unit transits the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul. Reuters
Business InsightsTurkey boosts domestic gas for leverage over Europe and Iran

Country could export gas mix to overcome upcoming EU ban on Russia imports

EnergyJune 09, 2025
A man is taken to hospital amid hot weather in Saudi Arabia. Temperatures are rising around the world. AFP
Business InsightsWe need an ugly but effective solution to our climate problem

While environmentalists remain stuck on policies that've achieved success, the pragmatists seem to have resigned themselves to living with 2.5°C

BusinessJune 02, 2025
A gas flare on an oil production platform in Iran. Reuters
Business Insights How the US could benefit from removal of Iran oil sanctions

Nearly all sales are to China and Iran incurs some discounts and risk to export its 'dark fleet' of tankers

EnergyMay 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump receives a drop of Murban - the highest quality grade of oil in the world. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Business InsightsThe significance of UAE's Murban oil presented to Trump

Adnoc’s benchmark oil boasts vast quantity and vintage quality 65 years since its discovery

EnergyMay 17, 2025
Storage tanks at the Airankol oil field in the Atyrau Region in Kazakhstan. Reuters
Business InsightsOpec+ move to boost oil supply will not only affect Kazakhstan and Iraq

US shale will be victim of lower oil prices, particularly when compounded by higher costs due to tariffs

EnergyMay 12, 2025
Gas is much lower-carbon and generally cleaner than oil. Reuters
Business InsightsHow Big Gas can light up energy industry's future

Gas is much low-carbon and generally cleaner than oil

EnergyMay 05, 2025
Visitors wait to sit in a Xiaomi SU7 Ultra at the Shanghai automobile exhibition on April 27. Ford boss Jim Farley was so impressed he imported one to the US for his personal use. AFP
Business InsightsChina's EV supremacy is its vehicle to overtake US economy

Electric vehicles are giving China an economic and even military advantage

EnergyApril 28, 2025
Data centres consume 1.5 per cent of global electricity. The International Energy Agency thinks the worldwide electricity consumption of data centres will more than double by 2030, because of the rising use of AI. AFP
Business InsightsWhy Gulf should not worry about higher oil and gas exports

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, in a recent visit to the UAE, said more affordable energy is good for America and good for the world

EnergyApril 21, 2025
Electric vehicles charging in Evansville, Indiana. The US's lates way forward on energy presents competitors with opportunities. AP Photo
Business InsightsUS policy gaps are allowing Gulf energy to take future leads

Sharp turns on climate policy and global tariffs are opening doors for new entrants to become industry leaders

EnergyApril 14, 2025
The penguin inhabitants of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean may be unaware of the US's series of trade levies imposed upon by President Donald Trump, but the swing to protectionism is alarming many countries. Image: UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
Business InsightsHow Opec is seizing an opportunity from the global trade war

Oil producer group announced a surprise output increase last week forcing crude prices to dive

EnergyApril 07, 2025
Flames emerge from flare stacks at the oil fields in Kirkuk, Iraq. Reuters
Business InsightsBP back to the future at Kirkuk

British company plans to spend more than $25 billion during the course of the project in Kirkuk to boost production to 420,000 bpd

EnergyMarch 31, 2025
Opec’s past projections have largely fallen short due to rising US shale production, shifting energy dynamics and missed opportunities to stabilise prices, leaving it with a shrinking market share and the need for a more adaptive strategy. Getty Images
Business InsightsHas Opec done enough to prepare for the uncertainty that lies ahead?

The group is dealing with economic volatility, US-inspired trade wars, uncertain demand in China and in-house member needs

EnergyMarch 24, 2025
The Palisades Fire destroyed homes near the Pacific Ocean, highlighting how even the wealthy face rising climate risks. AFP
Business InsightsQuest for energy pragmatism is not wrong but it can prove dangerous

Investing 1-2 per cent of cumulative GDP to end-century in climate solutions would reduce the economic damage to just 2-4 per cent

EnergyMarch 17, 2025
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