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QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, on March 2, 2026.
Analysis

Iran conflict brings energy boon for some, doom for others

The US-Israeli war with Iran has badly damaged oil & gas producers in the Gulf and consumers in the Indo-Pacific. But not all countries within those regions will feel the pain equally.

​A view is being seen of the northeast of Tehran at sunrise on August 17, 2012.
What We're Watching

Iran’s energy crisis pushes economy to the breaking point

After weeks of increasingly severe blackouts caused by massive natural gas shortages in Iran, the state power company warned manufacturers on Friday that they need to brace for power cuts that could last weeks and cost billions of dollars.

A jet in the air in Alaska and GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

"The next 50 years belong to Alaska" — An interview with Gov. Mike Dunleavy

Listen: On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to explore the state’s pivotal role in America’s energy, technology, and national security.

A woman and her sons stand on the edge of Maracaibo lake in front of oil rigs in Maracaibo February 15, 2008.
What We're Watching

Oil, gas, gold for (pseudo-) democracy?

The United States has temporarily lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s oil, natural gas, and gold sectors after Venezuela’s strongman President Nicolás Maduro agreed to a deal with the US-backed opposition on scheduling elections with international observers and allowing opposition candidates to run.

Side-by-side pictures below their national flags of Spanish soccer player Pedri and Morocco's Ziyech during World Cup games in Qatar.
News

Frenemy face-off at the World Cup: Morocco vs. Spain

The two “neighbors” now get along but have always have a complicated relationship — with geopolitical spillover effects for Europe and North Africa.

The logo of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project is seen at a rolling plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Economy

What We're Watching: Russian gas pipeline problems, China's economic slump, the other mobilization

Did someone blow up the Nord Stream pipelines? Also, China turns from Asia’s economic leader to laggard, and Qatar drafts civilians as security guards for the World Cup

The Graphic Truth: Natural gas prices make EU power costs soar
News

The Graphic Truth: Natural gas prices make EU power costs soar

We compare two benchmarks for the bloc — German spot electricity prices and Dutch gas futures — over the past year.

The European Union's energy mix
News

The Graphic Truth: The European Union's energy mix

Since Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, the European Union has upped its commitments to ditch dirty energy sources, in large part to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and natural gas, and dilute Moscow’s leverage over European geopolitics. But even before the war, EU countries had been working towards diversifying their energy portfolios to meet their ambitious climate goals. In recent years, nuclear power and renewable energy sources have been more widely adopted throughout the bloc, while fossil fuel consumption has dipped. We compare the EU’s energy mix in 2000 and 2020.

The EU’s natural gas troubles won’t end after ditching Russia
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The EU’s natural gas troubles won’t end after ditching Russia

Turning to the Middle East and North Africa will be anything but smooth sailing.

War in Ukraine and the race against time
News

War in Ukraine and the race against time

The conventional wisdom is that Russia’s war in Ukraine has settled into a slow grind as Russian forces gain territory acre-by-acre across the Donbas region. But behind the war’s slow-rolling violence, three frantic races are well underway.