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2 months ago | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Abbas Nasir
With the advent of the second Trump era last Monday, uncertainty has engulfed the world on various fronts. And the world of energy is no exception. Within a week of taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump has rattled the energy markets.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Muhammad Amir Rana
The reality is grim. Green energy is in retreat. The battle against climate change, which has put the oil and gas industry on the defensive for some time now, is weakening. The changing political map of the world, taking a right tilt all around — from the Americas to Europe — is helping industries wriggle out of the situation. The changing political map has pushed the climate battle on a back burner, making net-zero targets a more difficult task to achieve in most parts of the world.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Farieha Aziz
Among the executive orders to be signed on day one of his incoming presidency, the maverick US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico. The tariff would also be levied on crude oil until these countries stop the inflow of illegal “immigrants and drugs [fentanyl] into the US”.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Abbas Nasir
Despite some strengthening of crude prices over the last few days on account of the heating up of the Russia-Ukraine war, pressure has been building up on the oil markets from all directions. A guessing game is thus on. How would the crude markets behave in the New Year? It may be too early to pass a judgment. Investors are fretting over weaker Chinese demand and a potential slowing in the pace of US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, Reuters reported.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Abbas Nasir
At the offices of the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) at 17 Knightsbridge, London, veteran Saudi oil minister, the late Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani would look into his crystal ball and prophecise, “Oil will not end, oil era will come to an end.” That was prophetic, especially when uttered in an era when Peak Oil was the currency in circulation.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain
“JUSTIN Trudeau hasn’t always been right on India. But he is this time,” writes the Toronto Star, one of Canada’s leading newspapers, in its editorial. The statement represents the sentiments of the country. “The details are stunning. Eight people have been charged in Canada with homicides (although the exact number of deaths being investigated was not revealed) and 22 are charged with intimidation, coercion, harassment, and uttering threats.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain
Illustration by Sumbul “Yay! Summer vacation has finally begun! I can’t wait to go and stay at my nani’s (or daadi’s) house!” This is a popular statement and sentiment among children that makes summer feel like summer. But why this excitement? What makes this the kids’ first priority in their vacation? Well, this is due to the bond of ‘grand sweetness’ between children and their grandparents. Various aspects nourish this connection, which creates memories worth remembering.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain
Is Pakistan the new kid on the global energy map? If recent reports are to be believed, this could be the case. Over the last few weeks, local and international media have reported a “massive” oil and gas find in the offshore territory of Pakistan. According to some estimates, the find could be the “fourth largest” oil and gas reserve in the world. That would be a game-changer in more than one way.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain |Muhammad Amir Rana
Crude markets are faced with a bloodbath. Posting its biggest weekly drop in 11 months, the US crude oil hit its lowest level since June 2023 last Friday, putting it on pace for its worst week in nearly a year. Earlier in the session, the US crude hit a low of $67.17 per barrel, shedding almost eight per cent. The West Texas Intermediate October contract, however, finished the week a bit higher, at $67.67 per barrel. Year to date, this has been a fall of 5.6pc.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Syed Husain
TORONTO: A man of Pakistani descent is currently fighting for his life in an intensive care unit after he was set on fire at his store in Surrey, British Columbia, on Friday. Rahat Rao, who is said to be an active member of the local Canadian-Pakistani community, operated a currency exchange business in the Surrey Central area. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that Rao was attacked by a man who first threw a fire accelerant on him, and then escaped after setting him ablaze.
