Shwan Sharey, PhD

Pleased to share my new article, “Oil Governance and Institutional Development in De Facto States: A Comparative Study of the KRG and Rojava,” published in The Extractive Industries and Society (Elsevier, IF 4.3, CiteScore 7.7, Scopus Q1). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Why Hasn't Oil Hit $150 (Yet)? zerohedge.com/commodities/wh…

A new Ankara-Baghdad energy plan could sideline the Kurdistan Region. The Amargi maps how proposed oil and trade projects may bypass KRG infrastructure and tighten pressure on the Region’s economy. ✍️ @farman_fr theamargi.com/posts/ankara-b…

Iraq buys power from Kurdistan under take-and-pay contracts: Advisor rudaw.net/english/middle…

The OPEC of 1973 or even 1982 is gone After the UAE's exit, time for the organisation to set a more modern and realistic goal energyconnects.com/opinion/though…

Five Middle Eastern countries have formally rejected Iran’s establishment of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz. In a letter to a global shipping watchdog, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said commercial and merchant vessels shouldn’t engage with the PGSA or cross the waterway using a route designated by Iran. The letter was issued earlier this week and distributed by the International Maritime Organization. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi directed oil officials to immediately secure alternative export routes and ensure the smooth transit of tankers, Baghdad’s oil ministry said, adding that this comes amid supply disruptions, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz. rudaw.net/english/middle…

Iraq’s new #Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khuzair says the #Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas file is a "special case," pledging solutions and greater coordination with Erbil while calling for the Region’s oil industry to operate similarly to central and southern #Iraq. peregraf.com/en/news/11694

Iraq exported 10 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz in April reut.rs/4dB7epc reut.rs/4dB7epc

Exclusive: Iraq seeking financial assistance from IMF, World Bank as result of Iran war reut.rs/4nD2YtS reut.rs/4nD2YtS

UAE is building a second pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. Set for completion in 2027, it will double Fujairah export capacity from the current 1.5–1.8m b/d.

Commodity trading giant Vitol is offering Iraqi Basrah crude to customers, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a sign that some shipments may have successfully made it out of the Persian Gulf. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On the eve of the Trump-Xi summit, some interesting activity in the Strait of Hormuz, with a Chinese-linked oil tanker making the crossing (via the Iranian new lanes). If the Yuan Hua Hu VLCC completes the crossing (she has gone dark now), it would be the 3rd Chinese oil tanker to make it through since the war started. The tanker carries 2m barrels of Iraqi oil.

🇸🇦 The Strait of Hormuz is closed and oil still hasn't hit $150. Here's why. Energy Economist Anas Alhajji breaks it down: strategic reserves, demand destruction, fuel switching, and a Saudi move nobody was talking about. "Knowing when they saw the American ships basically coming to the Gulf, they knew something is going on." Saudi Arabia pre-loaded storage in Egypt and Rotterdam before the war even started. Europe bought itself two months... The clock is still ticking. @anasalhajji

KRG Expands Water Infrastructure as Strategic kurdistan24.net/en/story/912820

The Strait of Hormuz has been on the negotiating table for more than 500 years — fought over by Portuguese conquerors, Safavid shahs, Arab seafarers and British navies, writes Amelia Hankins for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the…

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub reuters.com/world/middle-e…

US sanctions Iraq deputy oil minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly for allegedly facilitating the diversion of Iraqi oil to “be sold for the benefit of the Iranian regime and its proxy militias in Iraq.” home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

Oil production at the Sarsang and Atrush oil fields in the Kurdistan Region’s northwestern province of Duhok failed to recover in the first quarter of 2026 following a sharp downturn, according to recent industry reports. rudaw.net/english/kurdis…

Day after day, oil exports and production in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region continue to experience massive fluctuations, with a sharp downward trend driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and uncertainties surrounding the war involving the US, Israel, and Iran. rudaw.net/english/analys…

Iran is bypassing the U.S. blockade via land and rail routes, trucking goods from neighbors and exploring oil exports to China, though these alternatives come with higher costs and limited scale. #Oil #Geopolitics #EnergyCrisis #OOTT oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-…