Badar Chaudhry, Special to Gulf News

Articles from the author

Here’s how to fund energy industry’s new priorities

Project finance is an early candidate that could do with radical rethink

The transition to renewables will need heavy financing inflows into the energy industry. How that's done will define progress in energy transition.

Energy industry needs clear targets on Net Zero

Treating oil and gas industry as ‘bad boys’ need to stop, instead start with clear goals

Every stakeholder, including oil and gas companies, can get some momentum by having clear goals to work with on carbon reductions and more.

At $160b, UAE is way ahead on Net Zero commitments

Other Arab states have set out their goals, but will need to come up with more funding too

The race to Net Zero will require deep and sustained funding commitments.

Data or meta, UAE has definite plans

Speed is of essence in data-enabled transitions nations

A $225 billion speed boost, that's the kind of wallop Gulf economies could get from fast-tracking their digital growth.

Climate change targets cannot get in way of investments

Agendas on climate change are clear, but there will need to be some flexibility

Recent weeks reasserted fuel's central role in the smooth running of the global economy. This factor cannot be overlooked.

It is a pivotal moment for hydrogen in energy markets

Blue and green hydrogen projects draw in major commitments - now comes hard part

The UAE and Gulf energy giants are putting their full weight behind hydrogen, with Abu Dhabi already seeing two major hydrogen project commitments.

Gulf's oil industry cannot let guard down on cyber

Latest Colonial Pipeline breach in US highlights vulnerabilities for energy industry

where will the next attack land up? The oil industry will need to recast their defences to withstand all such assaults.

Petrochemicals can secure a 'sustainable' future

It's a category whose fortunes will not be circumscribed by 2020's oil volatility

The projects will keep coming... Petrochemicals will see some major investments being lined up in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Gulf producers can clean up their fossil fuel past

This needn't become as cost-prohibitive as many fear

Global oil producers and governments will have hefty bills to pay when cleaning up their oil past and present.

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