Introduction
KAPSARC’s annual research agenda addresses and engages with the interests of its stakeholders, offering informed insights into the impacts of local, regional and global energy-related issues.
This year’s agenda covers a broad range of initiatives, from the potential impact of global freight on Saudi energy demand to emissions reduction policies that could help the Kingdom meet its commitments to the Paris Agreement.
Active initiatives 10
Total Publications 291
Researchers 81
Evaluation of Public Investment Projects
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The Kingdom has begun to diversify its economy, changing its resource use and creating new development opportunities. This initiative assesses the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources to inform Saudi Arabia’s economic decision-making. It will also help shape a framework for evaluating public investment projects in the Kingdom.
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Estimating the Household Consumption Function in Saudi Arabia
This research is part of a joint project between the Saudi Arabian…
February 5, 2019
The Value of Saving Oil in Saudi Arabia
What is the value of saving a barrel of oil that would…
March 25, 2018
Managing Oil Revenue Stabilization Funds: A Framework for Developing Policies
Oil revenue stabilization funds provide short-run protection against oil revenue fluctuations –…
October 4, 2017Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsFuture of Transport and Fuel Demand
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This initiative aims to advance the understanding of passenger transport energy demand using a network analysis of future passenger transport activity, starting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also investigates how changes in freight movement globally will alter the Kingdom’s energy demand.
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India’s Oil Imports: Achilles’ Heel or Economic Javelin?
Presenting India’s 2019 budget on July 5, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sketched…
August 21, 2019
Impact of China’s Plug-In Electric Vehicle Subsidy Reduction
China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has set ambitious climate…
July 17, 2019
Estimating Freight Transport Activity Using Nighttime Lights Satellite Data in China, India…
This paper focuses on the methodology for estimating total freight transport activity…
May 9, 2019Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsRegional Energy Markets
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This initiative analyzes energy market integration among Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the implications of China’s changing energy demand, energy policies and security strategies for Saudi Arabia. It also assesses India’s energy demand drivers, the significance of its energy policies, and security strategies for the Kingdom.
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Oman Electricity Sector: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration
This discussion paper is part of a KAPSARC research project initiated to…
May 29, 2019
Energy Governance in China: The Structures and Processes of Government Decision-Making
This paper describes the current governance structure of China’s energy sector. The…
May 14, 2019
Deepening Cooperation Between Saudi Arabia and China
In recent decades China and Saudi Arabia have gradually deepened their collaboration…
March 27, 2019Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsClimate Change Policies and Governance
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This initiative will investigate emissions-reduction policies to provide options to Saudi policymakers as they implement the Paris Agreement and prepare to negotiate the new nationally determined contributions. It will also examine development pathways that can help Saudi Arabia achieve its economic and carbon abatement goals.
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The Political Feasibility of Enhancing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets in the European…
Article 4.19 of the 2015 Paris Agreement calls on signatories to formulate…
August 22, 2019
Paris Agreement CCS Policy and Mechanisms
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of a limited number of…
July 29, 2019
A Mechanism for CCS in the Post-Paris Era
The Paris Agreement committed ratifying Parties to hold the increase in the…
April 7, 2019Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsFuture of Global Oil Markets
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This initiative investigates what role oil can play in an environmentally sustainable future energy and feedstock mix. It also considers the extent to which the Kingdom needs to diversify and bolster its economy to remove its reliance on oil revenue and oil-based economic activity.
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Balancing Energy Security Priorities: A Portfolio Optimization Approach to Oil Imports
The idea of energy security emerged after the energy crises of the…
May 28, 2019
Adaptive Strategies in the Low Carbon Energy Transition
As ‘energy transition’ enters the mainstream lexicon, a new narrative is emerging.…
February 25, 2019
International Oil and Gas Market Outlook
The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) and KAPSARC co-hosted an expert…
December 18, 2018Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsFuture of Natural Gas Markets
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This initiative explores the potential of Saudi Arabia’s consumption, domestic supply, and natural gas trade in the global context. It will provide a roadmap for a functioning, competitive and globally connected natural gas market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Gas Demand Growth Beyond Power Generation
Highlighting the main trends that have made natural gas the world’s fastest…
May 31, 2019
The Value of Integrating Saudi Arabia Into the Global Gas Market
The changing landscape in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets could make…
March 19, 2019
Assessing the Impact of Natural Gas on Natural Gas Liquids: Policy Challenges…
The supply growth of natural gas liquids (NGLs) globally within the last…
November 15, 2018Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsElectricity Sector Transitions
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This initiative explores the role of electric power in the energy transition and investigates how the transition will affect the global supply of and demand for electricity. How Saudi Arabia can mitigate the risks and capitalize on the opportunities presented by this transition are questions at the forefront of the initiative.
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How does Saudi Arabia’s recent energy performance compare with other G20 countries?
The 68th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review, released recently, is…
August 20, 2019
Using Insurance to Manage Reliability in the Distributed Electricity Sector: Insights From…
Our results suggest that consumers would transfer some of the inherent risks…
July 21, 2019
Integrated Approaches to Decentralized Electricity Transitions
Electricity sector reform is a key part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s…
February 20, 2019Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsEnergy and Economic Vulnerability
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In an interconnected world, national economies and societies are vulnerable to global energy price shocks and disruptions to energy systems. This initiative will explore policies that can help identify and mitigate against such risks in the Kingdom and help it achieve macroeconomic stability.
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Policy Options for Reducing Water for Agriculture in Saudi Arabia
As populations and economies grow, a megatrend that will increasingly affect both…
January 23, 2018
Sheltering the Economies of Oil Exporting Countries From Energy Shocks
Price shocks are a feature of international oil markets, with the oil…
August 10, 2017
Prices Versus Policy: An Analysis of the Drivers of the Fossil Fuel…
Understanding how the composition of a country’s energy mix is formed in…
October 5, 2016Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsModels, Data and Tools
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This research aims to assess the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources, to inform Saudi Arabia’s economic decision-making. It will also help shape a framework for evaluating public investment projects tailored to the Saudi economy’s specific characteristics.
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An Economic Analysis of China’s Domestic Crude Oil Supply Policies
China’s domestic oil production has lagged the rapid growth in the country’s…
May 28, 2019
Iran Sanctions: Implications for the Oil Market
United States (U.S.) Iran energy sanction waivers expired May 2, 2019. The…
May 9, 2019Estimating the Impact of Energy Price Reform on Saudi Arabian Intergenerational Welfare…
This paper investigates the intergenerational welfare impact of raising state administered retail energy…
April 1, 2019Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news
Sustainable growth in spotlight at T20 Summit in Tokyo Previous
9 June 2019 General newsProductivity and Economic Diversification
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This initiative focuses on the relationship between employment and sustainable economic growth in Saudi Arabia, and the determining factors that lead to business growth and job creation. It also examines the drivers of productivity in the country and how they might impact upon the Kingdom’s economic diversification.
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How to Empower Saudi Women in the Labor Force?
In the week when Saudi Arabia celebrated its first anniversary of women…
July 7, 2019
Estimating the Multiple Benefits of Building Energy Efficiency in GCC Countries Using…
This report quantifies the direct and key indirect benefits of energy efficiency…
January 14, 2019
Fostering Joint Leadership on Energy Productivity Transitions in Saudi Arabia and China
This workshop explored specific opportunities where the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and…
July 1, 2018Latest news
Saudi Arabia is fastest growing nation among G20 countries
15 July 2019 General newsنمو الطلب على الغاز
2 July 2019 General news