Stories by Syed Rashid Husain

Past the ‘peak oil’ narrative

The IEA backtracking on its earlier stance on highlighting renewables and the speedy adoption of EVs in favour of oil production Published 24 Nov, 2025 06:48am
Oil trade and the global divide

Oil trade and the global divide

The US and India skirt around trade deals and tariff talks as the latter continues its reliance on Russian crude. Updated 03 Nov, 2025 07:47am

The relief of an oil glut

Recently declining crude prices due to a rising production levels across OPEC+ could help ease Pakistan’s ballooning budgetary Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:11am
Souring India-US relationship

Souring India-US relationship

New Delhi’s imports of Russian oil have irked President Trump as he pushes Moscow to strike a deal and end the war with Ukraine. Updated 11 Aug, 2025 09:47am
The questions behind our oil reserves

The questions behind our oil reserves

Security concerns and the requirement of massive inflows have in the past deterred investments in the country’s possible resources. Updated 04 Aug, 2025 01:17pm
Repeating the crude glut

Repeating the crude glut

OPEC+ opts to increase output despite soft market conditions, a lowering demand trajectory, and virtually zero geopolitical premium on crude market prices. Updated 14 Jul, 2025 10:04am

Oil markets on edge

‘If military operations between Iran and Israel continue, the global market may lose 5m bpd from Iraq and the Gulf states’ Published 23 Jun, 2025 05:04am
Looking forward to lower oil prices

Looking forward to lower oil prices

Inventories may increase by about 200m barrels over the next three quarters, which could drive crude toward the low $50s. Published 05 May, 2025 05:26am
Tariff uncertainties hit liquid gold

Tariff uncertainties hit liquid gold

Oil-producing nations revisit their annual budgets as lower-than-anticipated crude prices, due to potential US stagnation, warrant serious adjustments. Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:26am
Oil markets battered and bruised

Oil markets battered and bruised

Trump’s import tariffs, Opec+’s unwinding of production cuts and China’s retaliatory actions have wiped off $10 per barrel from global oil prices. Updated 07 Apr, 2025 11:04am

Balancing the new equation

Between Trump’s tariffs and Biden’s farewell sanctions, nations are looking to redefine their oil trade agreements with the US Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:21am
Trump’s contradictory stance on oil

Trump’s contradictory stance on oil

Industry experts believe the US president’s push for the Opec+ alliance to lower oil costs conflicts with his plans for an energy-dominant America. Updated 27 Jan, 2025 10:32am
Return of the fossil fuels

Return of the fossil fuels

Countries in the Global North veer away from climate action towards fossil fuels as major political shifts take place. Updated 13 Jan, 2025 10:04am
Tariff wars on the horizon

Tariff wars on the horizon

As Donald Trump’s inauguration nears, countries prepare for potentially tumultuous trade relations amid "promised" US tariffs. Published 06 Jan, 2025 06:27am
Lower energy imports in the new year?

Lower energy imports in the new year?

Oil prices may see a drastic fall if Opec+ unwinds its existing output cuts, Chinese demand remains weak, and the Fed slows down rate cuts. Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:45am
The age of electricity

The age of electricity

IEA’s World Energy Outlook maintains that global fossil fuel demand will peak by the end of the decade. Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:00am