Energy & Environment

COVID-19 Exacerbates the Effects of Water Shortages on Women in Yemen

Wilson Center This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on Women in Yemen. Article

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Bahrain Oil and Gas Market Report with COVID-19 impact Analysis (2020-2025)

Global Monitor This report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the oil and gas sector in Bahrain and provides analysis on upstream exploration, upstream oil production, upstream gas production, gas consumption, and oil and gas trade. Report

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Oman Oil and Gas Market Report with COVID-19 Impact Analysis (2020-2025)

Global Monitor This report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the oil and gas sector in Oman, specifically on upstream exploration, upstream oil production, upstream gas production, gas consumption, and oil and gas trade. Report

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Impact of the Oil Crisis and COVID-19 on Iraq’s Fragility

UNDP This report provides a fragility analysis for Iraq to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic and diminishing oil revenues affect the country’s fragility. Report

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Vision 2030: The Impact of COVID-19 on Saudi Arabia’s Diversification Programme

LSE This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ plan, especially with regard to its attempts to diversify its economy away from oil dependence. Article

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Emergency Resilience in Kuwait: COVID-19 Trends and Opportunities

Palladium This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on society and the economy in Kuwait. Article

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How Has COVID-19 Affected Oman’s Plans for a Post-hydrocarbon Future?

World Economic Forum This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on Oman’s sustainable future based on telecommunications infrastructure, oil prices, and support for entrepreneurship. Article

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Qatar Petroleum Cuts Hundreds of Jobs to Mitigate Economic Impact of COVID-19

Atalayar This article reports the news that Qatar Petroleum, the world’s largest producer of liquefied gas, has decided to eliminate at least 800 jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Article

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Lebanon: Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Extractive Sector and Resource Governance 

Natural Resource Governance Institute This report summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Lebanese economy at large and on the gas and energy sectors specifically. Report

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Market Review: “Iraq, Oil Prices, and the Coronavirus”

Iraq-business news This article reports on the global crash in oil prices and its impact on crisis-stricken Iraq, recently hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. Article

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