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      Phantom Oil Movements: An Investigation into Opaque Ship- to-Ship Operations and Their Role in Sanction Evasion

      Phantom Oil Movements: An Investigation into Opaque Ship- to-Ship Operations and Their Role in Sanction Evasion

      Majed A. Al Suwailem, Philipp Galkin, Fahad Alyahya

      The transportation and distribution of large volumes of oil, gas, and refined products over long distances are enabled primarily by marine shipping. Transborder pipelines serve as an additional method for transporting oil and gas. However, these pipelines are typically more…

      Majed A. Al Suwailem Al Suwailem, Majed A.
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Fahad Alyahya Alyahya, Fahad
      02 December 2024
      Critical Minerals and the Oil Industry: The Impact of a Positive Shock to Critical Mineral and World Oil Prices

      Critical Minerals and the Oil Industry: The Impact of a Positive Shock to Critical Mineral and World Oil Prices

      Jennifer Considine, Abdullah Aldayel, Philipp Galkin, Emre Hatipoglu

      The term “critical minerals” (CMs) refers to a distinct category of commodities, such as rare earths, critical earth minerals, and other non-fuel minerals or mineral materials that are of strategic importance to national economies and technical development and that have…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Emre Hatipoglu Hatipoglu, Emre
      07 November 2024
      World Oil and Critical Mineral Study: A Global VAR Analysis
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      World Oil and Critical Mineral Study: A Global VAR Analysis

      Jennifer Considine, Abdullah Aldayel, Philipp Galkin, Emre Hatipoglu

      Critical minerals (CMs), such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth metals, are essential for the development of clean energy technologies across the whole value chain of wind and solar power, electricity networks, and electric vehicles (EVs). Demand for these…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Emre Hatipoglu Hatipoglu, Emre
      26 September 2023
      Reconsidering Inventories: An International Strategy for Strategic Storage Assets
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Reconsidering Inventories: An International Strategy for Strategic Storage Assets

      Jennifer Considine, Philipp Galkin, Majed A. Al Suwailem, Abdullah Aldayel

      The purpose of this report is to recommend an interconnected regional and international strategy to share the burden of developing and maintaining commercial and strategic storage infrastructure for Saudi crude oil and products through an alliance with the Gulf Cooperation…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Majed A. Al Suwailem Al Suwailem, Majed A.
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      26 September 2023
      Cost‒Benefit Analysis for Petrochemical Projects
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      Cost‒Benefit Analysis for Petrochemical Projects

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen, Colin Ward

      Cost‒benefit analysis (CBA) has been used to assess investment projects for decades with the aim of quantifying their externalities and potential impacts on social welfare. However, the domain where CBA is applied has been primarily limited to direct public financing…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Colin Ward Ward, Colin
      14 May 2023
      Capturing the Value From Supply-Side Shocks in the Heavy Crude Market
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Capturing the Value From Supply-Side Shocks in the Heavy Crude Market

      Philipp Galkin, Jennifer Considine, Evar Umeozor

      The Russian-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russian crude oil flows have significantly affected world oil markets. Price volatility has increased, flows have been re-directed and there is considerable uncertainty concerning future energy policy. The implications of these changes affect all…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Evar Umeozor Umeozor, Evar
      29 January 2023
      Global Crude Oil Storage Index: A New Benchmark for Energy Policy
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Global Crude Oil Storage Index: A New Benchmark for Energy Policy

      Jennifer Considine, Philipp Galkin, Abdullah Aldayel

      The global oil market dwarfs other commodity markets. Its size and role in the energy and industrial value chains underscore its significant economic and geopolitical impacts. Thus, the consequences of oil price fluctuations extend far beyond the oil industry and…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      13 September 2022
      The RCEP and its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      The RCEP and its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen

      On November 15, 2020, 10 Southeast Asian economies, joined by Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, formed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the world’s largest trading bloc, representing about a third of the global economy (BBC…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      30 March 2021
      Extreme Market Distortions Canadian Crude Oil Flows

      Extreme Market Distortions Canadian Crude Oil Flows

      Jennifer Considine, Philipp Galkin, Abdullah Aldayel

      With extensive natural resources and strategic access to both the Atlantic and Pacific basins, Canada has the potential to become a global energy powerhouse – provided that the nation is successful in alleviating its infrastructure bottlenecks. According to the United…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      27 December 2020
      Energy Security and Portfolio Diversification: The Exporter’s Perspective
      Regional Energy Markets

      Energy Security and Portfolio Diversification: The Exporter’s Perspective

      Philipp Galkin, Carlo Andrea Bollino

      Despite the increasing attention paid to energy security and the continuously broadening scope of the field, the perspective of energy importing countries (i.e., supply security) has overshadowed that of exporters, who seek to ensure demand security. As official statements and…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Carlo Andrea Bollino Bollino, Carlo Andrea
      25 November 2020
      Balancing Energy Security Priorities: Portfolio Optimization Approach to Oil Imports

      Balancing Energy Security Priorities: Portfolio Optimization Approach to Oil Imports

      Taylor & Francis Online

      The notion of energy security in most interpretations includes the physical supply and price affordability components, making financial risks a crucial part of energy security strategies. Mainstream analysis has focussed on the notion of the physical supply. This paper introduces…

      Philipp Galkin, Simona Bigerna, Carlo Andrea Bollino

      2020
      Bridging the Gaps and Mitigating the Risks: Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Crossborder Energy Infrastructure Finance

      Bridging the Gaps and Mitigating the Risks: Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Crossborder Energy Infrastructure Finance

      T20

      Efforts to integrate cross-border energy infrastructure and regional power markets have been gaining momentum worldwide. Such efforts have the potential of optimizing regional generation resources, delivering more variable renewable energy to the grid, and improving social equity through more reliable…

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen, Qiankun Wang, Xinyue Ma, Yongzhong Wang, Feng Zhou

      2020
      Market Structure, Inventories and Oil Prices: An Empirical Analysis
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Market Structure, Inventories and Oil Prices: An Empirical Analysis

      Jennifer Considine, Philipp Galkin, Abdullah Aldayel

      Understanding the relationship between crude oil prices and inventory levels is critical for policymakers and economic actors. The size of the ‘basis,’ or spread between spot and futures prices, reflects the level of inventories and can trigger arbitrage trading. The…

      Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Abdullah Aldayel Aldayel, Abdullah
      24 February 2020
      China’s Energy Investment Through the Lens of the Belt and Road Initiative
      Regional Energy Markets

      China’s Energy Investment Through the Lens of the Belt and Road Initiative

      Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen, Junyuang Ke

      The Chinese government launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 as a vision to promote growth and cooperation among the economies of Asia and Europe. Over the five years since its inception, the BRI has expanded in both…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Junyuang Ke Ke, Junyuang
      12 January 2020
      An Economic Analysis of China’s Domestic Crude Oil Supply Policies
      Models, Data and Tools

      An Economic Analysis of China’s Domestic Crude Oil Supply Policies

      Bertrand Rioux, Philipp Galkin, Kang Wu

      China’s domestic oil production has lagged the rapid growth in the country’s oil consumption since 2000, leading to a large, and growing, reliance on crude imports to meet demand. Factors including China’s current market structure and regulatory environment impede further…

      Bertrand Rioux Rioux, Bertrand
      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Kang Wu Wu, Kang
      28 May 2019
      Balancing Energy Security Priorities: A Portfolio Optimization Approach to Oil Imports
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Balancing Energy Security Priorities: A Portfolio Optimization Approach to Oil Imports

      Philipp Galkin, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Simona Bigerna

      The idea of energy security emerged after the energy crises of the 1970s. It has evolved from the initial paradigm of assuring sufficient energy supplies to include a price affordability perspective and, eventually, many other energy-related issues, such as infrastructure,…

      Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
      Carlo Andrea Bollino Bollino, Carlo Andrea
      Simona Bigerna Bigerna, Simona
      28 May 2019