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• Speculation Not So Fundamental? A Critical Review of CFTC’S Interagency Task Force Report on Crude Oil Markets
• Oil Price Speculators And US Regulations
• Post-Kyoto and Technological Innovation
• The Iraqi Oil Industry: Past, Present And Future
• Attacking Iran: Probable Economic Consequences
• Iraq’s Technical Support And Production Service Contracts: Pros And Cons
• The Real Oil Price Story
• Factors Contributing To The Understanding Of Oil Price Projections
• Iraqi Oil: Turning The Curse To A Blessing (2/2)
• Iraqi Oil: Turning The Curse To A Blessing (1/2)
• World Oil Markets In Chaos – No Solutions In Sight
• Soaring Oil Prices Push MENA Steel Demand To New Peaks
• China’s Energy Strategy In The Middle East
• Financial Reform In The Middle East: Defining Objectives And Measuring Results
• Energy Challenges Highlighted At The 11th IEF In Rome
• A Climate Change Risk Assessment For Industry
• A Road Map For Vitalizing The Iraqi Oil Industry
• Cultural Risk – A Subset Of Completion Risk In Middle East Project Finance
• The Subprime Issue: The Real Causes
• National And International Oil Companies: Putting Relationships In Perspective
• Iraq’s Oil Industry: Five Years Of Occupation
• Time Is Running Short For A Post-Kyoto Protocol Deal
• Prospects Of The DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract
• Iraqi Border Fields: Politics And Realities
• Iraq Petroleum Law: Problematic Issues And its Fate (2/2)
• Caspian Sea Region Pipelines – Existing and Proposed
• Iraq Petroleum Law: Problematic Issues And its Fate (1/2)
• Iran Deals With The Oil Windfalls
• Iran’s Future Gas Development And Exports In View Of The January 2008 Gas Crisis
• The Future of Global Energy: Uncertainty Surrounding Global Energy Issues and Policies, And Its Impact on Future Supply Expansion
• Egypt: On The Road To Nuclear Electricity
• Algeria’s Chakib Khelil Briefs The Press Ahead Of 1 February OPEC Meeting
• Introducing Flexibility into LNG Plant Operation
• Asymmetry In Dubai Oil Spreads
• The Future Importance of Iraqi Oil in The International Oil Market
• What Is Energy Security? (5/5)
• Iraq Oilfields Development Tender
• Iran’s Emerging Economic Threats
• What Is Energy Security? (4/5)
• Shaping Long-Term Oil Price Expectations For Investment: Is It Workable? Is It Achievable?
• Gasoline Markets in Iran: An Economic Perspective On Issues And Solutions
• Iraq’s Uncertain Oil And Political Prospects (Part 2 Of 2)
• Open Letter From Iraqi Oil Experts To Parliament
• Iraq’s Uncertain Oil And Political Prospects (Part 1 Of 2)
• Dialogue For Global Energy Security: The Role Of The IEF
• Power Generation In The Middle East: Can The Boom Continue?
• What Is Energy Security? Definitions And Concepts (Part 3/5)
• Reasons Behind The Recent Hike In Oil Prices
• What Is Energy Security? Asian Countries And the Concept of “Energy Security” (Part 2/5)
• MEES: The Next 50 Years
• Executive Law Of The Saudi Allegiance Commission
• How Big Is “Islamic Banking”? – A Snapshot From Saudi Arabia
• MENA Energy Capital Investment Outlook: New Trends, New Challenges
• What Is Energy Security? (1/5)
• WTI-Brent Decoupling: A Different Perspective
• Backwardation And The Surge In Commodity Investments: OPEC’s Policy Dilemmas Reconsidered
• Oil Prices, Supply And Demand – A Dilemma Of Forecast
• Perspectives On Iraqi Oil And Politics
• Oil Market In 2H 2007: Fluctuations Torn Between Optimism And Pessimism
• Iraq Scenarios Post-2010
• The Economics Of Climate Change Management In The Petroleum Industry
• 419 Iraqi Intellectuals Reject Proposed Oil Law
• The US’s Political Jiu Jitsu In The Middle East
• Recent Trends In Downstream Project Financing
• Industry Can Substantially Save Energy And Reduce CO2 Emissions
• Open Letter To Iraqi Parliament On Hydrocarbon Law
• Banks In The Middle East: Catalysts For Economic Growth Or Forces To Preserve The Economic Status Quo? To Find Out, “Follow The Money”
• Key Principles For An Effective Iraqi Petroleum Policy And Regulatory Framework
• Where Is Iraq Heading? Lessons From Basra
• Securing The Future – An Oil Company Perspective
• A Sound Legal Regime For The Iraqi Petroleum Sector
• Gulf Banks Face Challenges From A Position Of Strength
• Oil, The State And Economic Policy In Iraq
• Contract Stability In The Petroleum Industry: Changing The Rules And The Consequences
• Letter To The Editor
• Petroleum Resources Of The Western Desert of Iraq
• Energy Infrastructure Security: Time For A Networked Public-Private Governance Approach
• Letter To The Editor
• WTI Benchmark Temporarily Breaks Down: Is It Really a Big Deal?
• Some Comments On The Proposed Draft Iraqi Oil Law
• Iraq’s Petroleum Law: Politicized Management Vis-à-Vis Optimal Resource Management
• Iraq’s Vicious Circles of Economic Priorities Distortion, Misuse of Oil Wealth, And Political Weakness
• Looking Beyond Petroleum: A Stronger Case For Economic Diversification In MENA Region
• GCC Monetary Union: Relevance, Feasibility And Timing (2/2)
• Resolution 1747 (2007) Adopted Unanimously By The Security Council On 24 March 2007
• The New Iraqi Oil Law
• GCC Monetary Union: Relevance Feasibility And Timing (1/2)
• Open Letter From Iraqi Oil Experts To Parliament
• The Russian-Iranian Energy Relationship
• Foreign Policy – Energy Policy: A Norwegian Perspective
• Need For A Balancing Act: Reducing Oil Dependence Without Triggering A Global Crisis
• Iraq’s Draft Petroleum Law: An Independent Perspective
• Crude Oil Prices: Can OPEC Keep Stemming The Tide?
• Statement By The IMF Representative At The International Donors’ Conference For Lebanon, Paris 25 January 2007
• Iran’s New Energy Picture
• Life On The Plateau
• China’s Energy Policy: Strategic Implications
• UN Security Council Resolution On Iran
• Energy, Water, Environment: Common Challenges Facing The Region
• Caspian/Iraq Export Pipelines
• Energy Security Ties Between East Asia And Central Asia: Power Games Or Partnership
• Security Of Oil Supply And Demand And The Importance Of The “Producer-Consumer” Dialogue
• Azerbaijan’s Geopolitical Challenge: Improving Relations With Iran
• Contango Lessons
• Perspective Of IOCs On Investment In Arab Countries
• Mideast Energy Investment Presents Challenges/Opportunities
• Iraq’s Electricity Ten-Year Plan – Is It Credible?
• Market Risks In A Changing LNG World: Exploring Alternative Mitigation Strategies For MENA Projects
• The Oil Market And Economics 101
• Liberalization Strategy For Iraq's Oil-Hostage Economy: Alternative To Oil Power Dominance And Neo-Liberal Subordinate Economic Policy (Part 2/2)
• Liberalization Strategy For Iraq's Oil-Hostage Economy: Alternative To Oil Power Dominance And Neo-Liberal Subordinate Economic Policy (Part 1/2)
• The Arab-Israeli Conflict: To Reach A Lasting Peace
• Iran: Facing East And West
• Energy Capital Investment In the MENA Region: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
• The Geopolitics Of Oil
• Producer-Consumer Relations In A New Era
• Kurdistan Regional Government Hydrocarbon Law: A Commentary
• Middle East Crude Pricing And The Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract: A Critical Assessment
• What Is Inflating Energy Capital Investment In The MENA Region: Scope, Scale Or Cost?
• Energy Security: A Foreign Policy Trump Card?
• A Case For MENA Representation On The IASB
• UN Security CouncilResolution 1701 (2006)
• The Real Cost To Iraq Of Imported Electricity
• Oil Capacity Challenge In The Middle East
• Statement On Three-Part Comprehensive Settlement
• OPEC’s Discounts On Heavy Crude Oil: Is A New Policy Instrument Taking Shape?
• Who Needs Big Oil In Iraq? (Part 2 Of 2)
• Who Needs Big Oil In Iraq? (Part 1 Of 2)
• Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline: Milestones Along The Way
• Monetizing Iran’s Gas Resources And The Debate Over Gas-Export And Gas-Based Industries Options
• 2005’s Lessons From The Oil Market
• Letter From Istanbul
• 2006: Is It 1973 All Over Again?
• The Origin Of Challenge – Oil Supply And Demand (Part 2/2)
• The Origin Of Challenge – Oil Supply And Demand (Part 1/2)
• Oil Industry Implications Of Iraq’s Constitutional Articles 108, 109 & 111 Governing Oil & Gas Assets: A Call to Reconsider
• The Real Dilemma Of Islam And The West
• Global Energy Security – An Elusive Target (Part 2/2)
• Global Energy Security – An Elusive Target (Part 1/2)
• Asian Oils In Africa: A Challenge To The International Community (Part 2 of 2)
• Asian Oils In Africa: A Challenge To The International Community (Part 1 of 2)
• Global Energy Security: IEF Perspectives
• Iran’s Nuclear Dilemma
• Will Iran’s Nuclear Standoff Cause A World Energy Crisis? (Part 2 of 2)
• Will Iran’s Nuclear Standoff Cause A World Energy Crisis? (Part 1 of 2)
• Global Natural Gas Reserves – A Heuristic Viewpoint (Part 2 Of 2)
• Global Natural Gas Reserves – A Heuristic Viewpoint (Part 1 Of 2)
• Iraq’s Oil Development: In Search Of Balance
• US Oil Outlook
• Will GCC Oil Capacity Expansion Meet Projections?
• Iranian 2005 Crude Exports By Company
• Bush Plan For Reducing Flow Of Foreign Oil
• The Economic Costs Of The Iraq War: An Appraisal Three Years After The Beginning Of The Conflict
• Spare Capacity And Oil Price Dynamics
• Progress Towards The Millennium Development Goals In The Arab Region 2005
• China-Arab Energy Cooperation: The Strategic Importance Of Institutionalization
• Forecasting Oil Supply And Demand: Difficulties And Challenges
• The New Asian Energy Identity
• GCC Summit
• Oil And Iraq's Economic Strategy
• Are We In An Era Of Persistent Higher Oil Prices Or Just Another Episode?
• Shift In Iraqi Strategy?
• Energy Prices And Corporate Profits
• Reforming Electricity Pricing In The Middle East
• Information And Oil Markets
• Iran’s Oil Stabilization Fund: A Misnomer
• The US And The Security Of Oil And Gas Supplies
• Oil And Gas Technologies For Future Energy Markets
• US Foreign Policy, Petroleum And The Middle East
• Developing And Diversifying Energy Systems
• Global Energy Challenges In The Coming 30 Years
• What Is Happening To Iraqi Oil?
• Shaping The Energy Future: The Role Of Saudi Arabia
• A Market In Levitation : How Long Can It Last ?
• OPEC Adopts Comprehensive Long-Term Strategy
• MENA Electrical Power Sector: Challenges And Opportunities
• Is The Fifth Oil Crisis A Chronic World Condition?
• What About Deffeyes’ Prediction That Oil Will Peak In 2005?
• Oil Prices Hikes In Perspective
• Generic Risks Of Gulf Banks
• Energy Partnership: Pacific Asia and the Middle East
• Asia-Pacific Partnership: Complementing Or Competing With Kyoto?
• Iraq: Oil Plans and Policy
• Tighter Fundamentals Will Underpin Higher Oil Prices
• Iraqi Power Sector: CPA’s Legacy And Lessons
• The Economics of Environmental Protection: A Middle East Oil and Gas Industry Perspective

• The Future Challenges And Prospects Of The Iraqi Oil Industry

• Economic Freedom Criteria And Iraq’s Economic Policies

• Bunker Fuels – Is The End In Sight For Oil’s “Sulfur-Sink”?

• The Need To Restructure Iran’s Petroleum Industry (Revisited After Eight Years)

• Factors That Influence The Petrochemical Industry In The Middle East

• Globalization And The Future Of The Oil Market

• The Tehran Stock Exchange: A Maverick Performer?

• Enhancing The Efficiency And Transparency Of The International Oil Markets

• OPEC Fulfilling Its Commitments But Refining And Shipping Bottlenecks Keep Oil Prices On Boil

• The Foreign Exchange Auction In Iraq

• Low Inventories Or Stable Prices? You Can’t Have Both

• Dual Pricing of NGLs in Saudi Arabia and the Rules of the World Trade Organization on Subsidies

• Oil Wealth And Poverty In Iraq: Statistical Adjustment Of The Government GDP Estimates (1980-2002)

• IMF Executive Board Discussion On Oil Market Development/Issues

• Opposition To Algeria’s Hydrocarbon Law

• Yuan Revaluation Would Raise Oil Prices to New Records

• Sour Crude Pricing: A Pressing Global Issue

• The Causes Of Crude Oil Price Volatility

• EUROGULF Gulf Project

• Emissions Trading: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them?

• The Long-Term Global Benefits Of Higher Oil Prices

• Naphtha Prognosis, 2002-2012

• Financial Aspects Of Arab Power Development

• Energy Cooperation: Looking To The Future

• Middle East Crude Pricing: The Dubai Debate

• The End of Cheap Oil: Cyclical Or Structural Change in the Global Oil Market?

• Iraq: A Year Of Living Precariously

• Iranian 2004 Crude Exports By Company

• A New Asian Energy Identity

• Japan’s Energy Policy And Energy Security

• Financial Reform In The Middle East: Old Challenges And New Agendas

• Summary Of Protocols Forming Comprehensive Peace Agreement For Southern Sudan

• Decentralizing And Restructuring of Iraq’s Electricity Supply System

• The Outlook For The World Oil Market

• OPEC’s Policies: A Critical View

• Saudi Arabia: Economic, Oil And Mineral Restructuring And Reforms

• The Iraqi Oil Industry: A Look Ahead

• PDVSA’s Refinery Acquisition Program: A Shareholder’s Perspective

• Energy As A Security Challenge For The EU

• Norway: Economic Diversification And The Petroleum Industry

• Exchange Rate Regime, Speculation And Price Stability In Iraq

• Technology Key To More Oil Supplies In The Future

• Libya’s Energy Outlook

• Iraq’s Oil Sector: Scenarios For The Future

• Iran’s Unemployment Crisis

• Oil And Market Stability After 2004

• The Future Price Of Crude Oil

• Oil Revenues And The Foreign Exchange Regime In Iraq

• The North Caspian PSA: Kashagan’s Development

• Iraq’s National Conference

• Kazakhstan, China Revive Pipeline Deal

• Debt, Construction Boom and Economic Diversification

• The Future Of Energy: Alternatives Ahead

• The Oil Investment Climate

• The Iraqi Economy: Present State And Future Challenges

• Transition To What In Iraq?

• Global Energy Security: A Strategic Perspective

• Iraq’s Restructured Insurance Market: A Critical Review

• Iran’s Prospects Under the 7^th Majlis

• Views On An Upstream Petroleum Policy For Iraq

• The US Energy Information Administration

• Russian Oil And OPEC Price Policies

• OPEC And The WTO: Petroleum As A Fuel For Cooperation In International Relations

• Producer-Consumer Relations: The Way Forward

• OPEC's Newest Production Cut: a Surprise or a Signal?

• Oil Policy Options For Iraq

• The Global Implications Of China’s Thirst For Energy

• Oil Market Outlook 2004-08: Oil Market Fundamentals Versus Geopolitical Developments

• Ex-Soviet Oil Exports: Are the Russians Really Coming?

• The Contribution Of Technology: "Creating" Reserves?

• A Helsinki Process for the Gulf

• The US Dollar And Oil Pricing Revisited

• How And For How Long It is Possible To Secure A Sustainable Growth Of Oil Supply

• Iraq Oil Development Policy Options: In Search Of Balance

• OPEC And The Expansion Of Iran’s Oil Production Capacity

• Iraq: Proposal For Change

• Internal Challenges To OPEC And Its Member States

• Privatization And Employment: Evidence From Developing Countries And Its Implications For Iraq

• The Iraqi Oil Industry: Its Past, Present And Future

• What Future For OPEC?

• Evidence Of Waste Of US Taxpayers’ Dollars In Iraq Contracts

• Middle East Crude Oil Production And Exports

• Economic and Energy Development in the Middle East: A Time for Optimism

• OPEC: At The Crossroads Again?

• Russian And Iranian Gas And Future US Energy Security

• Give Iraqi Oil To The Iraqis

• Iran’s Underground Economy

• Rebuilding North Oil Company, Kirkuk In 1991
• The Economic Revival of Iraq
• Iraq: Oil For Reconstruction After Oil For Food
• Is The Energy Map Next On The Neo-Conservative Cartography Agenda?
• Political Stability And Iraq’s Privatization Strategy
• Oil Investment Without Budget Strain: The Iraqi Case
• Petroleum Geopolitics Of “New Iraq”
• Economic Liberalization And Oil Policy In Iraq: Vision And Priorities
• Taking Stock Of The Iraq Sanctions
• Iran’s Precarious Public Finance
• Global Energy Security
• Security Council Resolution 1472 (2003)
• Russia And Iraq: The Question Of The Russian Oil Contracts
• The Gulf Energy Scene: A Private US Perspective
• When To Use Strategic Reserves: Reforming Multilateral Drawdown Policy
• Tunisia: Impact Of The 1999 Hydrocarbon Law
• Time For Making Historic Decisions In The Middle East