By Paul Sankey
Published on April 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Good day, Yesterday I found myself transported into a personal Gulf War moment. I was examining the extensive damage to my large air condenser unit, a major, brand new piece of infrastructure, just two years old. It had been hit directly from above by a 700lb incoming projectile. Direct hit to the top, wrecked. I had a flash the Qatar desert, considering engineers inspecting damage, must feel like this. The unit was obviously a write …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Strategy Session PREMIUM EVENT tomorrow with ROBIN MILLS LIVE FROM DUBAI. 12PM ET *** Note earlier time to accommodate Dubai *** Robin has a huge “oooh, aaah” CV which I publish in full at the end of this note. Robin Mills is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy. In his full time capacity he is CEO of Qamar Energy, which he established in 2015 to meet the need for regionally based …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on March 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If ever there was a graveyard slot, it is the Friday of CERAWeek. This year the giant executive conference was a bit of a dud, basically because the GCC Oil CEOs, such as Amin at Aramco, KPC, Qatar, cancelled attendance. And everybody is clueless on how to open the Strait. Kathleen has a non-consensus view on our Zoom, linked below. But it remains an amazing event to meet oil celebrities in passing. Certainly I was …
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