by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Only 2 Gulf states can pipe oil around Hormuz. Saudi Petroline is maxed at 7 mb/d; the UAE’s new Fujairah line won’t double capacity until 2027. Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar have no exit — and LNG has none at all. For half a century, the Strait of Hormuz was...
by Ausaf Sayeed | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
The United Arab Emirates left the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on 1 May, ending a fifty-nine-year membership without consulting Riyadh, Moscow or anyone else. The cartel’s most senior officials learned of the decision on the wires. The oil...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Nov 26, 2025 | Geopolitics, Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized, USA
For India, the era of viewing the Gulf solely through the prism of energy and diaspora is over; it is now a high-stakes theatre of national security The recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to Washington marks a definitive turning point in both...
