Oil & gas Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/oil-gas/ an observatory of Asian economic power Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Oil & gas Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/oil-gas/ 32 32 How port disruption and risk at Hormuz affect global trade https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3591 On Day 4 of the US/Israel war against Iran, I shared comments with Jennifer George for Fast Company Middle East on “The $20 million-barrel question:…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/feed/ 0 What happens if Israel intensifies attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:12:03 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3492 I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Israel’s latest strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructures, what could come next and consequences on…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/feed/ 0 The new paradigm of strategic economic coercion: do sanctions work? https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-new-paradigm-of-strategic-economic-coercion-do-sanctions-work/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-paradigm-of-strategic-economic-coercion-do-sanctions-work https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-new-paradigm-of-strategic-economic-coercion-do-sanctions-work/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:49:34 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2701 As the world economy undergoes tremendous upheaval and transition, trade has reached a critical inflection point. The new emerging paradigm emerging is a shift from…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-new-paradigm-of-strategic-economic-coercion-do-sanctions-work/feed/ 0 Colombia’s balancing act amid Great Power Competition https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombias-balancing-act-amid-great-power-competition/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colombias-balancing-act-amid-great-power-competition https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombias-balancing-act-amid-great-power-competition/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 06:47:20 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2565 This article is part of the report “Colombia’s Role Amid Great Power Competition“, published in September 2021 by Colombia Risk Analysis, and written in collaboration…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombias-balancing-act-amid-great-power-competition/feed/ 0 Is military conflict over Taiwan inevitable or is China masking its true economic agenda? https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-military-conflict-over-taiwan-inevitable-or-is-china-masking-its-true-economic-agenda/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-military-conflict-over-taiwan-inevitable-or-is-china-masking-its-true-economic-agenda https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-military-conflict-over-taiwan-inevitable-or-is-china-masking-its-true-economic-agenda/#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:42:28 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2064 With much focus on the developments in the increasingly strategic geo-political Indo-Pacific region, current analysis in the West has shifted to the potential for military…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-military-conflict-over-taiwan-inevitable-or-is-china-masking-its-true-economic-agenda/feed/ 0 The US-Ecuador ODA agreement: a model in economic influence strategy? https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-us-ecuador-oda-agreement-a-model-in-economic-influence-strategy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-us-ecuador-oda-agreement-a-model-in-economic-influence-strategy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-us-ecuador-oda-agreement-a-model-in-economic-influence-strategy/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:06:24 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1463 The final days of the Trump administration were marked by a largely unnoticed announcement which could turn out to be a milestone in the US-China…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-us-ecuador-oda-agreement-a-model-in-economic-influence-strategy/feed/ 0 South Korea’s signing of RCEP and future implications https://asiapowerwatch.com/south-koreas-signing-of-rcep-and-future-implications/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=south-koreas-signing-of-rcep-and-future-implications https://asiapowerwatch.com/south-koreas-signing-of-rcep-and-future-implications/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:35:41 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1422 South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has kept a close eye on the ASEAN region since the early days of his presidency. Recently, he took…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/south-koreas-signing-of-rcep-and-future-implications/feed/ 0 Japan vs. China in Iran: political engagement or economic influence? https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:54:44 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1308 One of the most critical questions for Iran today is the nature of its relations with Japan and China. Both Asian countries have been recently…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence/feed/ 0 Re-examining India – Latin America ties in an Asian and global context https://asiapowerwatch.com/re-examining-india-latin-america-ties-in-an-asian-and-global-context/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-examining-india-latin-america-ties-in-an-asian-and-global-context https://asiapowerwatch.com/re-examining-india-latin-america-ties-in-an-asian-and-global-context/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:22:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1100 This article is an abstract of a working paper by Hari Seshasayee published by Observatorio América Latina Asia Pacífico in September 2020: «  The Ebb and…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/re-examining-india-latin-america-ties-in-an-asian-and-global-context/feed/ 0 The South China Sea dispute and its challenges to Japan’s economic interests https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:10:55 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1075 The South China Sea (SCS) is among the most hotly disputed regions of the globe, involving both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states…

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