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Articles by Valentina Sokolov
Energy
The Gulf's solar mega-projects: who is building what, and at which prices
Abu Dhabi's 2-gigawatt Al Dhafra, Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid park heading for 5 GW, Morocco's Noor complex and Egypt's Benban: a field guide to the plants that reset world solar tariffs.
Valentina Sokolov
Energy
Brent, Murban, OSPs: how Middle East oil is actually priced
Two-thirds of the world's physical crude trades against Brent; the Gulf's own benchmark, Murban, has traded in Abu Dhabi since 2021; and Saudi Aramco's monthly official selling prices set the region's real reference. A decoder.
Valentina Sokolov
Energy
What is OPEC+ and how does it set oil prices? Explained
A coalition of the OPEC cartel plus ten non-OPEC producers led by Russia that manages output through production targets. Its decisions, taken at meetings in Vienna, set the supply side of the world oil price.
Valentina Sokolov