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      Understanding Phantom Oil
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      Understanding Phantom Oil

      Phantom oil is oil that is deliberately moved from legally recognized sources or traded in the black market. It is also frequently referred to as illegal, illicit, tacit, or unregistered oil. This oil is generally concealed from the energy community…

      26th March 2023
      Saudi-China Collaboration on Renewable Energy Supply Chains
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      Saudi-China Collaboration on Renewable Energy Supply Chains

      Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have reinforced their interest in enhancing domestic value creation from renewable energy industries while striving to achieve their green energy transition targets. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has identified…

      21st March 2023
      Accelerating the Demand for and International Trade in Low-Carbon Hydrogen
      Regional Energy Markets

      Accelerating the Demand for and International Trade in Low-Carbon Hydrogen

      Hydrogen is projected to play an important role in meeting decarbonization targets. Hydrocarbon-rich countries perceive this as an opportunity to decarbonize existing assets and monetize undeveloped hydrocarbon reserves. Meanwhile, non-traditional energy exporters rich in renewable energy resources view hydrogen as…

      21st March 2023
      Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Further Hydrogen Use in the Maritime Sector
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Further Hydrogen Use in the Maritime Sector

      Nora Nezamuddin, Rami Shabaneh, Ahm Mehbub Anwar

      The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow focussed on advancing low-carbon fuels to reach emissions abatement targets. The conference also reaffirmed the goals of the Paris Agreement: to secure global net-zero emissions by mid-century and limit the…

      Nora Nezamuddin Nezamuddin, Nora
      Rami Shabaneh Shabaneh, Rami
      Ahm Mehbub Anwar Anwar, Ahm Mehbub
      21st March 2023
      Impacts of Global Climate Policies on Middle Eastern Oil Exporters: A Review of Economic Implications and Mitigation Strategies
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Impacts of Global Climate Policies on Middle Eastern Oil Exporters: A Review of Economic Implications and Mitigation Strategies

      Salaheddine Soummane, Aisha Al-Sarihi

      Climate policies are tightening in an effort to curb carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, global oil demand may peak and gradually decline, causing oil prices to fall. A structural fall in oil prices may have serious implications for Middle…

      Salaheddine Soummane Soummane, Salaheddine
      Aisha Al-Sarihi Al-Sarihi, Aisha
      21st March 2023
      How Firm Capacity and Forced Outage Rate Assumptions of Renewables Impact Capacity Expansion Model Results
      Electricity Sector Transitions

      How Firm Capacity and Forced Outage Rate Assumptions of Renewables Impact Capacity Expansion Model Results

      Amro Elshurafa, Marie Petitet, Frank Felder

      The power generation sectors of many countries are undergoing a transformation through the deployment of renewable energy (RE) to address climate change issues. Saudi Arabia, for example, intends to retire liquid fuels in its power mix and develop its renewable…

      Amro Elshurafa Elshurafa, Amro
      Marie Petitet Marie Petitet
      Frank Felder Felder, Frank
      9th March 2023
      A Global Hydrogen Future
      Regional Energy Markets

      A Global Hydrogen Future

      The Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) convened an invitation-only in-person workshop titled A Global Hydrogen Future. The full-day event was held on Oct. 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C., and brought together 68 subject matter…

      6th March 2023
      Regional Fuel Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Saudi Arabia: Impacts of Electricity Price Reforms
      Models, Data and Tools

      Regional Fuel Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Saudi Arabia: Impacts of Electricity Price Reforms

      Abdulelah Darandary, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Salaheddine Soummane

      Evaluating the potential outcomes of energy price reforms is essential for policymakers to assess their effectiveness. In 2016 and 2018, the Saudi government enacted two waves of energy price reforms to curb historically fast-growing electricity demand. We quantify the effects…

      Abdulelah Darandary Darandary, Abdulelah
      Jeyhun Mikayilov Mikayilov, Jeyhun
      Salaheddine Soummane Soummane, Salaheddine
      5th March 2023
      Is the Recent Price Spike in Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Temporary or the Start of a New Trend?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Is the Recent Price Spike in Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Temporary or the Start of a New Trend?

      Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal, Juliet Akamboe

      Most nations are evaluating vehicle electrification as a way to decarbonize their passenger car sectors. To make electric vehicles competitive with conventional vehicles for cost-conscious consumers, the upfront purchase price of electric vehicles needs to fall. The battery pack is…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      Juliet Akamboe Juliet Akamboe
      5th March 2023
      Key Improvements in the Saudi Aviation Sector: Exploring the Performance of the Passenger Load Factor
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Key Improvements in the Saudi Aviation Sector: Exploring the Performance of the Passenger Load Factor

      Andres Felipe Guzman, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

      Aviation is a significant contributor to the global economy, given that it, directly and indirectly, contributes to jobs, tourism, trade, and countries’ gross domestic product (GDP). However, environmental issues, technological advances, consumer behavior, energy consumption, the volume of passenger and…

      Andres Felipe Guzman Andres Felipe Guzman
      Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
      5th March 2023
      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept provides a holistic, flexible and pragmatic framework for countries to plan their energy and economic transitions to lower carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emission levels and, ultimately, net-zero emissions. The CCE Index measures countries’…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      5th March 2023
      Implementing Circular Carbon Economies in the Gulf and Beyond
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Implementing Circular Carbon Economies in the Gulf and Beyond

      The circular carbon economy (CCE) is an energy transition framework that is based on a holistic, technology-neutral and country context-sensitive approach to achieving net-zero emissions. It embraces all available technologies and tools, from renewable energy to carbon capture and storage…

      5th March 2023
      Innovation by Gulf Cooperation Council Electricity Startups: A Global Comparison
      Electricity Sector Transitions

      Innovation by Gulf Cooperation Council Electricity Startups: A Global Comparison

      Rolando Fuentes, Frank Felder

      The electric power sector is the cornerstone for achieving the energy transition goals of economic progress, energy security and environmental improvements. Substantial and timely innovations are necessary to accomplish these goals. In this commentary, we investigate innovations in the electric…

      Rolando Fuentes Fuentes, Rolando
      Frank Felder Felder, Frank
      28th February 2023
      The Stability of World Oil Markets and the Potential for Oil Shocks
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      The Stability of World Oil Markets and the Potential for Oil Shocks

      Despite many journal articles, forecasting models, and books, little is known about the actual quantitative value, or cost to society, of oil shocks. The potential consequences of any specific political or economic disturbance are unclear and depend on the market…

      27th February 2023
      Lessons From the European Electricity Crisis
      Electricity Sector Transitions

      Lessons From the European Electricity Crisis

      Frank Felder, Marie Petitet

      On January 23, 2023, the European Commission initiated a public consultation to reform the European Union’s electricity market (European Commission 2023) on the heels of extremely high wholesale electricity prices in Europe in the last months and days of 2022.…

      Frank Felder Felder, Frank
      Marie Petitet Marie Petitet
      20th February 2023