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We daren’t ask, but … what if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen?

Nearly 90 days since the US-Israeli war on Iran all but closed the sea route, it’s worth considering what seems unthinkable but has happened...

27.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

We daren’t ask, but … what if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen?

Nearly 90 days since the US-Israeli war on Iran all but closed the sea route, it’s worth considering what seems unthinkable but has happened...

27.05.2026 20

WA Today

Javier Blas

We daren’t ask, but … what if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen?

Nearly 90 days since the US-Israeli war on Iran all but closed the sea route, it’s worth considering what seems unthinkable but has happened...

27.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

We daren’t ask, but … what if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen?

Nearly 90 days since the US-Israeli war on Iran all but closed the sea route, it’s worth considering what seems unthinkable but has happened...

27.05.2026 30

The Age

Javier Blas

No, the Iran War won’t ground your European holiday flight

Tickets will be more expensive. The odd disruption may occur, too. But barring a worst-case scenario, the invisible hand of the market is already...

21.05.2026 20

WA Today

Javier Blas

No, the Iran War won’t ground your European holiday flight

Tickets will be more expensive. The odd disruption may occur, too. But barring a worst-case scenario, the invisible hand of the market is already...

21.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

No, the Iran War won’t ground your European holiday flight

Tickets will be more expensive. The odd disruption may occur, too. But barring a worst-case scenario, the invisible hand of the market is already...

21.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

No, the Iran War won’t ground your European holiday flight

Tickets will be more expensive. The odd disruption may occur, too. But barring a worst-case scenario, the invisible hand of the market is already...

21.05.2026 20

The Age

Javier Blas

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East and it could decide the war between the US and Iran.

06.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East and it could decide the war between the US and Iran.

06.03.2026 40

WA Today

Javier Blas

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East and it could decide the war between the US and Iran.

06.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East and it could decide the war between the US and Iran.

06.03.2026 60

The Age

Javier Blas

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Having de facto control of the Western Hemisphere’s petroleum wealth is a geopolitical game changer.

07.01.2026 30

WA Today

Javier Blas

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Having de facto control of the Western Hemisphere’s petroleum wealth is a geopolitical game changer.

07.01.2026 80

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Having de facto control of the Western Hemisphere’s petroleum wealth is a geopolitical game changer.

07.01.2026 30

The Age

Javier Blas

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Having de facto control of the Western Hemisphere’s petroleum wealth is a geopolitical game changer.

07.01.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Do you think petrol demand peaked in 2019, when people started swapping their fossil-fuel cars for battery-powered ones? Think again.

18.12.2025 20

WA Today

Javier Blas

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Do you think petrol demand peaked in 2019, when people started swapping their fossil-fuel cars for battery-powered ones? Think again.

18.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Do you think petrol demand peaked in 2019, when people started swapping their fossil-fuel cars for battery-powered ones? Think again.

18.12.2025 20

The Age

Javier Blas

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Do you think petrol demand peaked in 2019, when people started swapping their fossil-fuel cars for battery-powered ones? Think again.

18.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

Electricity demand is exploding, and while solar and wind are doing their best, nuclear, coal and gas are still needed. And oil keeps growing.

16.11.2025 20

WA Today

Javier Blas

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

Electricity demand is exploding, and while solar and wind are doing their best, nuclear, coal and gas are still needed. And oil keeps growing.

16.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

Electricity demand is exploding, and while solar and wind are doing their best, nuclear, coal and gas are still needed. And oil keeps growing.

16.11.2025 30

The Age

Javier Blas

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

Electricity demand is exploding, and while solar and wind are doing their best, nuclear, coal and gas are still needed. And oil keeps growing.

16.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

Gas could be a bridge to nowhere on the energy road map

Coal and solar are threatening to upend the outlook for LNG, which is about to witness its third big wave of increased supply in 20 years.

12.10.2025 20

WA Today

Javier Blas

Gas could be a bridge to nowhere on the energy road map

Coal and solar are threatening to upend the outlook for LNG, which is about to witness its third big wave of increased supply in 20 years.

12.10.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

Gas could be a bridge to nowhere on the energy road map

Coal and solar are threatening to upend the outlook for LNG, which is about to witness its third big wave of increased supply in 20 years.

12.10.2025 30

The Age

Javier Blas

Gas could be a bridge to nowhere on the energy road map

Coal and solar are threatening to upend the outlook for LNG, which is about to witness its third big wave of increased supply in 20 years.

12.10.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

 For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking...

17.09.2025 10

WA Today

Javier Blas

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

 For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking...

17.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Javier Blas

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

 For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking...

17.09.2025 20

The Age

Javier Blas

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

 For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking...

17.09.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Javier Blas