Robin Mills
Articles
Energy trends that will shape the industry in 2025
Climate change, rapid progress of new energy technologies, the rise of electricity-hungry uses such as AI, lower international co-operation and trade growth will be key intersecting trends next year
Ras Al Khaimah is blazing its own energy path
New ventures in exploration and sustainable energy technologies signal growth for the emirate
What will happen to Syrian oil after Assad?
Bringing back oil output would help meet some government revenues but require tricky negotiations
What if Opec+ had chosen not to cut oil output two years ago?
The caps have allowed production in non-member countries to rise
Tariffs are bad economics but good politics
Energy investors, producers and consumers will have to contend with flows of oil, gas and minerals that are driven by politics more than economics
Key decisions on energy policy should not be made on misleading data
About two-thirds of global warming is currently driven by emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil, gas, forests and heating limestone to make cement
The 1.5°C climate target is dead. It's time to rethink
A cumbersome multilateral process is moving at a lumbering pace, but there's still time to limit the damage to our planet
AI can help deliver the cleaner and cheaper energy needed for the future
Breakthroughs in technology might deliver an energy system centred on atoms or molecules rather than electrons
Trump and Harris energy policies weigh in on final election days
Donald Trump's position is hostile to most green energy policies, while Kamala Harris seeks to expand renewable investments
Iraqi Kurdistan's oil sector must move on from legacy of Ashti Hawrami
Known for spearheading the rise of the region to become an oil hotspot, he also faced several controversies
How the rise of data centres is leading to a nuclear renaissance
Commitments by tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon underpin urgency to meet vast energy requirements
Why West must prepare for climate migration
The accelerating flight of large numbers of people will worsen social tensions and have powerful and unpredictable political consequences
Israeli attacks on Iran energy would have global consequences
An energy war would cut supplies by 12 million barrels of oil a day, says Iran-backed Iraqi militia
Why Opec's next move needs to focus on long-term objective
In the short term, production cuts can maximise revenue, however, in the longer term, they become increasingly dangerous
The policy contradiction facing Britain's energy sector
Legacy industry in trouble as pressure from the government and climate groups mounts