The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, remains one of the world’s most vital energy arteries. In 2024, approximately 20 million barrels per day (b/d) of […]
Prisoners in Bahrain have suspended a mass hunger strike after 36 days following a pledge from the Gulf monarchy’s authorities to improve conditions, activists have said. At least 800 detainees joined the strike, which was […]
Piece by piece, China continues to build alternatives to each of the key building blocks of the West’s world order, including – crucially – a new global oil market order, as analysed in full in my […]
NewsPolitics Qatar and Bahrain are resolving a years-long dispute and restoring diplomatic ties. Delegates from the two countries met on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) General Secretariat in the Saudi […]
In the 45 years since the Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) opened on reclaimed land in Bahrain, the Middle East has become one of the world’s ship repair hotspots. A broad range of shipyards […]
The Bahraini government is using its “political isolation laws” and a series of other tactics to keep the opposition out of public office and other aspects of public life, according to a report by NGO […]
BERNSTEIN TOUTS OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES: The White House is using new oil and gas leasing mandates in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act to shield President Joe Biden and the party from accusations that their energy policy is […]
The smallest oil producer in the Persian Gulf is turning to natural gas imports to meet rising energy demand as production from its own deposits slips. Bahrain plans to import at least five or six […]
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