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How the Middle East is upping its game to monetise natural gas reserves

In his monthly exclusive column for Energy Connects, Gaurav Sharma explains how the Middle East, long dominated by Iran and Qatar in natural gas, is witnessing a surge of investment and production from regional oil powerhouses like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, positioning the region to rival North America and potentially surpass Asia as a leading global gas hub by 2030.

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Why the energy sector is the cornerstone of a burgeoning industrial AI business

AI is proliferating across the global industrial complex. Energy industry’s embrace may push it to even bigger commercial heights, writes Gaurav Sharma in his latest column for Energy Connects

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How record US oil production has reset global energy market risks

Is $80 the new $100? In his latest column for Energy Connects in light of US airstrikes on Iran, Gaurav Sharma analyses why the oil market’s geopolitical risk premiums aren’t what they used to be

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Gaurav Sharma

Are we investing enough in upstream oil and gas to guarantee energy security?

With the global energy mix undergoing changes prompted by rising calls for a low-carbon future, investors have a delicate balancing act to perform – of strategically splitting their capital investment between traditional and renewable energy.

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Watch: can ‘electric factories’ become the norm in a net zero world?

Hydrocarbons have been the heat source of factories and plant furnaces for nearly a century. Could electricity replace them in a march to net zero?

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Why the global digital economy will be powered by natural gas for decades

Power demand projections for data centres is at the forefront of the energy community these days. Given the proliferation of digitisation around the world, from artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to quantum computing, and the data centres needed to keep them in play, such an industry focus is hardly surprising.

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Leading cross-sector executives pledge to triple global nuclear capacity by 2030

Nuclear energy must be part of the mix to meet the world’s growing power demand, senior industry heads said at a major global conference.

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Energy leaders call the US a prime investment market

The Group CEO of ADNOC Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and several of his energy industry peers named the US as their key strategic investment destination at a major global conference.

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US Energy Secretary and oil industry leaders call for a realistic approach to the energy transition

A leading Trump Administration official and the chiefs of several energy companies demanded a realistic approach to the energy transition and investing in oil and gas, at a major energy conference in Houston, US.

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India’s oil demand growth offers abundant opportunities for global suppliers

A quarter of global oil demand growth in 2025 is expected to come from India. That gives New Delhi an immense sway in the international energy markets, writes Gaurav Sharma in his exclusive column for Energy Connects ahead of India Energy Week 2025

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