Energy

For eastern Libya's field marshal, control over energy is an ace up the sleeve to put pressure on his Tripoli-based foes.

The oil market is poised to contain the price fallout from the assassination of a key Iranian commander, but perhaps only for the immediate future.

Their new agreement notwithstanding, Moscow and Kyiv are ultimately set to go their separate ways on energy.

While sanctions will depress Russia's economic performance, they are unlikely to go to an extreme that causes its economic collapse.

Election year mudslinging aside, the political establishment will remain united on key economic and foreign policies no matter who wins.

The coalition says it will reduce output by 500,000 barrels per day for the first quarter of 2020, but the effective cut likely will be much less.

Driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's desire for a "big win," Saudi Arabia's push to sell off a tiny slice of its state-run oil company has been a frantic series of compromises.

In a bid for more revenue, Africa's top crude producer has restructured its offshore royalty deals -- putting billions of dollars of investment in production at risk.

Russia's high hopes of developing energy and infrastructure in the far north are meeting some cold, hard realities.