Episode 39-Fuelling the Future: The Middle East’s Energy Shift

Majlis & Markets

Natural resources are central to Middle Eastern economies. While climate change and green financing are on the rise, oil and gas still dominate, shaping economies and global markets.
At the same time, Gulf nations are exploring new energy options to meet their climate goals.

In our 39th episode, we’re joined by Carole Nakhle, founder and CEO of Crystol Energy. With deep expertise in energy, economics, and geopolitics, Carole provides valuable insights into the shifting energy landscape in the MENA region.
In this episode, we spoke about several topics including:

• Why oil and gas still remains important to the region
• Debating whether we've reached peak oil
• Asking why financing the energy transition is critical

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Chapters

1. Episode 39-Fuelling the Future: The Middle East’s Energy Shift (00:00:00)

2. Monologue intro (00:00:43)

3. Beginning of discussion (00:01:31)

4. Carole's background (00:02:17)

5. What is Crystol Energy? (00:05:05)

6. Getting into energy markets research (00:07:45)

7. Why is oil and gas still important to the MENA? (00:10:56)

8. Have we reached peak oil? (00:15:05)

9. Gulf countries getting into mining (00:18:57)

10. Oil companies leading energy transition (00:21:41)

11. Are Gulf oil companies doing enough? (00:24:30)

12. Financing the energy transition (00:26:38)

13. Market outlook (00:31:14)

14. Incoming US president (00:33:09)

15. Current and upcoming projects (00:35:04)

16. Getting in touch; social media accounts (00:36:21)