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Morocco puts African Atlantic Gas Pipeline into UN financing pitch as Q4 FID target looms

Morocco has brought the roughly $25bn African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) into a broader push for private and multilateral development capital as ...

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • Intellinews • September 28, 2026

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Live Updates: Iran and the Conflict in the Middle East

The Center on Global Energy Policy is providing live updates on key developments related to the Iran crisis. Check back here for the latest.

Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Erica Downs, Ira Joseph, Richard Nephew, Daniel Sternoff, Karen E. Young, Robin Mills & Neelesh Nerurkar • September 23, 2026

Live Updates: Iran and the Conflict in the Middle East

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The US-Venezuela Oil Deal Might De-Risk Oil Company NABEP But Not Venezuela

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Blog by Luisa Palacios • September 9, 2026

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What a US-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Agreement Could Mean

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Blog by Karen E. Young, Ashley Finan, Richard Nephew & Laura Holgate • September 5, 2026

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Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean

Seven months into the largest oil supply disruption in history, there's still no resolution in sight. This week, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, US and Iranian officials held their first indirect talks since the Memorandum of Understanding collapsed in July—but neither side appears ready for concessions.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jan Stuart • September 25, 2026

Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean

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Erica Downs and Michal Meidan on China’s Oil Shock That Wasn’t

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a state visit with President Trump, their second face-to-face meeting this year. Energy is likely to be high...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • September 22, 2026

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Six Months In: Iran War Widens as Energy Markets Feel the Shock

More than six months into the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to cause turmoil in the Gulf region and global energy markets with no...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Richard Nephew , Daniel Sternoff and Karen E. Young • September 15, 2026

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Nuclear Reactors Under Consideration in Rwanda, President Says

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said the East African nation is considering the use of modular nuclear plants as the continent looks to increase access to electricity.

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Morocco puts African Atlantic Gas Pipeline into UN financing pitch as Q4 FID target looms

Morocco has brought the roughly $25bn African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) into a broader push for private and multilateral development capital as ...

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • Intellinews • September 28, 2026

Kazakh oil producers weigh new trans-Caspian route to avoid Russia

ISTANBUL -- Oil majors in Kazakhstan are conducting a feasibility study for a trans-Caspian export route to bypass Russia after Ukrainian drones repea

News and Publications with Tatiana Mitrova • Nikkei Asia • September 28, 2026

How Trump could wrest Citgo from Elliott Management and hand it back to Venezuela

The fate of Citgo may be decided by whether the Trump administration opts to hand it to Elliott or Venezuela.

News and Publications with Richard Nephew • Fortune • September 27, 2026

CBC’s Aarti Pole speaks with energy expert, Antoine Halff on Trump’s potential diesel export ban

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News and Publications with Antoine Halff • CBC • September 25, 2026

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Don’t Ban Diesel Exports

As inventories run dry and the Iran war continues to disrupt transit routes, oil has surged back to more than $100 per barrel. Diesel fuel—the workhorse of the agricultural and trucking sectors—has now soared to historic highs, pushing U.S. exports to record levels.

Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff & Robert McNally • Foreign Policy • September 29, 2026

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Financial Benefit Sharing in the Codelco–SQM Lithium Mining Agreement

Commentary by Juan Pablo Escudero & Tom Moerenhout • September 28, 2026

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The US-Saudi Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Would Serve US Interests

The Trump administration has submitted to Congress a new nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.

Commentary by Matt Bowen & Richard Nephew • September 24, 2026

The US-Saudi Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Would Serve US Interests

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