Energy

In this Stratfor Talks podcast, Emily Hawthorne and Rodger Baker discuss the intricacies of the escalation between the United States and Iran.

As the country's chief source of export revenue drops off, its elites will start to jockey for a slice of illicit income streams.

A damaging drone strike closely following a weekend tanker incident raises concerns that an Iranian campaign is targeting Gulf oil production -- but other explanations are possible.

A new blacklist of companies barred by the U.N.-recognized government from operating in Libya notably includes French oil giant Total, complicating an already-challenging business environment for foreigners.

As Turkey and Cyprus cross swords once more over hydrocarbon exploration, Greece and the U.S. are wading into the dispute.

Iraq wants to boost its power generation capabilities to reduce its electricity dependence on Iran and temper protests driven by chronic outages.

The opposition's attempt to force regime change risks disrupting Venezuela's oil production, but only in limited circumstances.

A cease-fire between rival Libyan governments has allowed the country's oil sector to recover over the past few years, but new fighting may put oil exports at risk once again.

These not-so-rare but still increasingly important members of the periodic table are causing supply chain quandaries for global powers including China and the United States.

The oil and gas giant would only consider such an investment if it had confidence that Israeli-Arab ties have warmed sufficiently that it will not face Arab economic retaliation.