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Market outlook: beyond the chokepoint: how the Middle East conflict is triggering a global energy reset

Four months after the Middle East conflict upended the world’s most critical transit chokepoint — the Strait of Hormuz — the global energy system is undergoing a profound structural reset. While the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) has successfully defused immediate supply shock anxieties, the market’s focus remains firmly on creating a new, post-war energy landscape that is resilient, secure and sustainable.

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The market outlook for gas and LNG in Asia

Natural gas and LNG play a pivotal role in the global energy mix, making them crucial tools in addressing supply-demand imbalances. Recent disruptions in the Middle East, including bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz, have underscored their critical importance to energy security and economic stability, particularly for Asia’s high-growth economies.

Thought Leadership

The Ras Laffan reckoning: the reshuffling of the global LNG map

In his latest column, Robin Mills examines the impact of recent attacks on Qatar’s LNG infrastructure and the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on global gas markets. The developments come at a critical moment for LNG supply growth, with implications for prices, project timelines, and longer-term market dynamics.

Discussions

Powering the future: how AIQ is advancing efficient, low-emission energy systems

Ahead of Global Energy Show Canada, AIQ CEO Dennis Jol speaks to Chiranjib Sengupta about the growing role of industrial and agentic AI in transforming energy systems. In the exclusive interview recorded at the AIQ headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Jol explains how the ADNOC–Presight joint venture has rapidly scaled AI solutions across drilling, subsurface, and production, improving efficiency while supporting emissions reduction. With proven deployments across ADNOC’s operations, AIQ is now setting it

Podcast

Nuclear’s next frontier: unlocking private capital for global growth

In the latest episode of the Energy Connects podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta talks to Dr Sama Bilbao y León, Director General of World Nuclear Association, about the growing momentum behind nuclear energy and the opportunities for private capital investment. As geopolitical tensions and energy security concerns rise, Dr Sama explains how shifting investor sentiment, stronger policy frameworks and public–private partnerships can help make nuclear projects more bankable. The discussion also highlights opportunities across the nuclear value chain, from large reactors to small modular ones, and what it will take to deliver long-term, sustainable investment at scale in the years ahead.

Thought Leadership

Age of agentic AI is creating multibillion dollar opportunities in the energy sector

As artificial intelligence platforms make their presence felt across energy, petrochemicals and heavy industries, a fascinating and potentially lucrative facet of this shift is coming into the foreground – agentic AI, writes Gaurav Sharma in his latest column.

Features

World Economic Forum: global energy transition fracturing as geopolitical risks mount

Progress on the global energy transition has lost momentum and the transition readiness of countries has fallen for the first time in a decade due to geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and an increasing focus on energy security at a time when global energy demand continues to rise rapidly, according to the World Economic Forum.