Dr. Salman Ghouri is an oil and gas industry advisor with expertise in long-term forecasting, macroeconomic analysis and market assessments.
The oil industry is quite familiar with the concept of a “Peak Oil Supply,” but many find it hard to believe that there is another…
As of 2022, the global car count stood at approximately 1.474 billion, with electric vehicles (EVs) accounting for 1.76%. The rise of EVs is increasingly being…
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s (SPR) oil is sold competitively when the President of the United States of America finds, pursuant to the conditions set forth…
The world will soon bounce back from this pandemic, but the recovery will be rough and painful. The current low oil price environment will also…
Asia is home to 60 percent of the global population and is the largest consumer of total primary energy, oil, coal, and renewables. It is…
OPEC’s strategy in the past has been to alter its oil production in order to bring about market stability. However, the rise of U.S. shale…
There is a lively debate in the world of oil & gas surrounding the concept of peak demand. In essence, this debate centers around the…
In the past few years, there has been a lively debate about the increasing role of renewables at the expensive of fossil fuels, particularly in…
Oil and gas is a trillion dollar industry, and every actor within it, be it national oil companies, multinationals, independents or oilfield services companies, has…
In order to formulate a long-term strategy — for business or otherwise — you must learn to anticipate the future. We can visualize how the…
Fossil fuels have been the dominant source of energy for global economic prosperity for over 150 years. In 2016, fossil fuels overwhelmingly account for over…
A couple of huge structural shifts are coming for the energy sector over the next few decades, thanks to the growth of certain technological and…
It is no secret that the CEOs, owners, shareholders and creditors are curious to know how a company is progressing. If there was only one…
Ever since the invention of internal combustion engine (ICEs) way back in the early 1900s, the demand for cars has continuously been on the rise.…
Time is of the essence. If you fail to comprehend future market conditions and fail to steer the ship in the right direction, it can…
OPEC Price Band Not very long ago, oil prices traded at well below $20/b and OPEC anxiously came up with a mechanism which it termed…
Persistently low oil prices have had a devastating effect on the economies of all major oil producers/exporters who are accustomed to a price regime of…
I can recall, it was the month of September in the year 2012, when I last filled up my car with gasoline for $3.81/gallon ($57.15…
OPEC’s strategy in the past have been to maneuver its oil production to bring about market stability. However penetration of U.S. shale oil forced them…