The $6bn proposed ethane cracker at Ras Laffan, which is QatarEnergy’s largest investment ever in country’s petrochemical sector, marks an important milestone in its downstream expansion strategy. The petrochemical complex will not…
International Law of the Sea Meets Israeli Constitutional Law: The New Israeli-Lebanese Maritime Border Agreement
On Dec. 13, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court published a 51-page judgment in Kohelet Forum v. Prime Minister, providing reasons for its Oct. 23, 2022, decision to greenlight the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Delimitation…
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فضحية مخالفة لكل الاصول: شروط غير متوفرة وتداخل مصالح سياسية خاص – “أخبار اليوم” منذ نحو عشر سنوات توقفت وزارة الطاقة عن منح التراخيص لشركات الرقابة على بواخر الفيول والمحروقات، ليستقر العدد…
Lebanon-Israel deal counts as big win for both parties — and for US diplomacy
The United States accomplished a diplomatic tour de force in October when Lebanon and Israel agreed to settle most of their maritime boundary. Of course, credit for this achievement is also due to the principals, but…
QatarEnergy wins working interest in new Brazilian offshore exploration block
QatarEnergy, in a consortium with TotalEnergies and Petronas, has been awarded the Agua-Marinha Production Sharing Contract (PSC), under the 1st Cycle Permanent Offer round, by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas,…
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as…
The global climate finance challenge
The world will not avoid dangerous levels of climate change without a significant increase in investment. This commentary presents three priorities for climate finance for the achievement of Paris targets and protection…
Debunking Solar Geoengineering
Proponents of solar geoengineering say that lowering Earth’s average temperature by reflecting sunlight into space will tackle global warming. But if we are to avoid a climate catastrophe, there is no substitute…
Aramco in talks with investors on $110bn Jafurah gas project
Saudi Aramco has started talks with potential backers for its $110bn Jafurah gas development, according to people familiar with the matter, as the oil producer plans to exploit one of the world’s…