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Anyone can join the energy adventure

  • There are many ways a younger person could get involved with the adventure of energy. I call it an adventure because it is. The changes that could happen in the next decades as countries and companies push for net-zero by 2050, 2060 and 2070 will be breathtaking. There will be extraordinary o...
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Being a sleuth for the truth will protect you against fake news

  • These are challenging and confusing times, indeed. Younger people are trying, with difficulty, to make sense of it all. It is the same for those of us who have been around for longer. This article is directed at younger people who may be confused about what to do. It has starting ideas and ex...
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Bettering the world can mean battling ignorance and bias

  • According to Scientific American, the earth rotates at about 1,000 miles an hour. It orbits around that sun at about 67,000 miles per hour. It moves around the center of our galaxy at about 490,000 miles per hour. So, how come we do not feel this? Our immediate perceptions do not allow it becau...
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Climate change may change the face of trade routes across GCC

  • There are numerous scenarios for how climate change might affect the world. However, it is becoming clear that barring significant changes in climate policies, the world could continue to heat up. Sea levels could continue to rise. Weather patterns could change in many areas. The jet stream, ...
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Defense means more than just weapons, people in uniform

  • There is more to defense than a defense industry, although having one’s own defense industry — a solid and inventive one — can make a huge difference, especially during times when international relations and the world in general can be strategically fragile. The elements of national power are...
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Energy transition will not come without risks

  • As I said in last week’s column, the future of energy is exciting and there are many opportunities. There are also many risks to consider as we move into this exciting future. Energy transitions are more than changing percentages and amounts of types of energy. The Gulf Cooperation Council of...
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GCC energy transition poses a strategic challenge and some more and some more

  • Countries that are now part of the GCC have undergone significant energy transitions since the discovery of oil and gas in their lands. Think about what these countries were like before this wealth poured in. Then think about how they have changed and developed since. There are still older peop...
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Here’s what may happen if Russian oil and gas stops flowing into the EU

  • Russia and the EU are such important players in the world energy markets what happens between them can affect many other places in the world, including the GCC. Russia exports more than 6 million barrels a day of petroleum and petroleum products and about 4 million barrels a day of this&...
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How the war in Ukraine has stopped it feeding 400 million people around the world

  •   Ukraine could feed 400 million people while Russia and Ukraine supply 12 percent of the world’s traded food calories. However, that food is not getting out of Ukraine. Massive amounts of wheat, sunflower oil, barley, and corn are in silos that are blocked by the Russians from crossin...
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Minerals, metals mean massive opportunities for MENA

  • Electric vehicles, energy storage, wind power, solar PV, concentrated solar power, bioenergy, geothermal, expanded electricity grids, hydrogen, geothermal, bioenergy, and carbon capture and sequestration will need a huge amount of minerals and metals as the energy transition plays out. Using ...
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