Pipeline Alternatives, Including Routes Via Türkiye, Gain Relevance Amid Strait of Hormuz Concerns

Ongoing supply risks, limited alternative pipelines could keep prices high, increase reliance by on strategic reserves, leave energy markets vulnerable, experts say. By Duygu Alhan and Gulsen Cagatay  The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli

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Georgian Refinery in Kulevi Intends to Give Up Using Russian Oil – General Director

The oil refinery in the port of Kulevi intends to completely abandon importing Russian oil and switch to feedstock from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, the general director of the Georgian company Black Sea Petroleum (BSP, owner of the refinery) David Potskhveria

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Ilham Aliyev Attended Opening of “Absheron” Battery Energy Storage Center

On March 25, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of the “Absheron” Battery Energy Storage Center of the “AzerEnergy” Open Joint-Stock Company. Baba Rzayev, Chairman of the Board of “AzerEnergy” OJSC, briefed the head of

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USA-Israel-Iran the High Cost of Conflict: Oil, Inflation, and the Looming Global Depression

By Imran Yousaf, Pakistani expert on political issues Getting peace is difficult, but maintaining it is more difficult. The world has somehow witnessed peace, but the changing geopolitical situation in the past decade has immensely affected the peace of the

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Drone Attack on Nakhchivan Condemned by Friends of Azerbaijan Association in France

Paris, March 5, 2026.   The Association of the Friends of Azerbaijan strongly condemns the drone attack that targeted this morning the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan, a territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, from the territory of the Islamic Republic

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Azerbaijan Accuses Neighbor Iran of a Drone Attack and Vows to Retaliate

By Aida Sultanova and Dasha Litvinova, Associated PressThursday Mar 5, 2026 Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory that injured four civilians, and it vowed to retaliate in a sign that the war in the Middle

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How Will the War in Iran Affect the Azerbaijani Economy?

By Dr. Vugar Bayramov, Member of the Parliament of Azerbaijan The war in Iran may not go unnoticed for the regional states not only militarily, but also economically. So, what effects could the war have on the Azerbaijani economy? The

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Pakistan Armed Forces: A Resolute Response to Safeguard Sovereignty and National Security

By: Ms. Fatima Tuz Zehra Editor-in-Chief of The Gulf Observer , President The Gulf Observer Research Forum and Sr. Foreign Affairs Expert  Silence along borders is not always a symbol of peace; at times, it is merely the prelude to

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Kazakhstan Doubts Shell, Other Foreign Energy Cos Will Exit Country

Foreign oil companies operating in Kazakhstan are unlikely to exit the country as their investments continue to generate strong returns, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said Friday. “I don’t think so, because investments are being made every year and are

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Ankara Expects Progress in March on Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Bulgaria Energy Corridor

Ankara expects to take the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Bulgaria renewable energy corridor project to the next stage in early March, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. “We have a green corridor project involving four countries that, among other things, calls for exporting electricity

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