
Amena Bakr
Head of Middle East Energy & OPEC+ research at Kpler
Amena Bakr is the Head of Middle East Energy & OPEC+ research at Kpler, an independent global commodities trade intelligence company.
Gulf oil producers can no longer rely on Hormuz
A ceasefire may have calmed markets, but Gulf exporters are concluding they need to bypass the Strait.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation/Reuters
Venezuela’s long road back to oil relevance
Sanctions relief and new laws may attract investors, but politics, infrastructure, and trust hinder a rapid oil revival.

Venezuela’s interim President Rodriguez and US Energy Secretary Wright tour oil facilities. Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters
Trump wants Venezuela. Oil companies prefer Libya
Costs, timelines, and geopolitics matter more than reserves as companies weigh where to deploy capital.

An oil field in Libya. Jawhar Deehoum/Reuters.





