Can the US Save Europe from an Energy Crisis Again? with Dr Anas Alhajji

Interview recorded - 31st of August, 2023

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Dr Anas Alhajji - a world-renowned energy markets expert, researcher, author, and a speaker.

During our conversation we spoke about the current state of the energy market, how China has a lot of control, whether oil could push $100, if the US can save Europe from an energy crisis again and more!

0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - Overview of energy markets?
9:30 - US benefited from European energy reliance
11:20 - China will have control over energy prices
15:35 - The China issue
17:10 - Saudi Floor price and China ceiling price
25:42 - Can China push Oil price lower?
27:04 - Price target for oil 2023?
28:20 - Gabon impact on oil markets
32:45 - Could further instability have an impact on oil markets?
34:16 - Natural resource economics
46:39 - Will Europe be ok this winter?
49:52 - Other energy costs increase?
54:59 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

Dr. Anas F. Alhajji is a world-renowned energy markets expert, researcher, author, and a speaker with more than 900 papers, articles and columns to his credit. He advises governments, companies, financial institution and investors on various energy markets issues. He focuses on oil and gas market outlook, energy geopolitics, energy security, and the impact of disruptive technologies on the supply and demand of energy.

Before his recent role as a Managing Partner at Energy Outlook Advisors LLC, he was the former Chief Economist of NGP Energy Capital Management. He led the Firm’s macro-analysis of the oil, natural gas and related markets as well as the overall economic environment. He was responsible for the short-term and long term outlooks for oil, natural gas, NGLs, and LNG markets.

Dr. Alhajji’s articles appeared in numerous countries in more than 10 languages, and his work is cited in over 60 books. He has addressed numerous companies, institutions, and national and international organizations. He also serves on the board of several energy-related publications. He is a contributing editor for the one of the industry’s premier publications: World Oil. He is also the moderator of the industry’s oldest virtual Forum: Oil, Gas, & Energy Law (OGEL)

Prior to joining NGP, Dr. Alhajji taught economics at the University of Oklahoma (1995 to 1997), the Colorado School of Mines (1997 to 2001), and Ohio Northern University (2001 to 2008), where he held the George Patton Chair of Business and Economics. Dr. Alhajji taught courses in economics, energy economics and policy, and energy geopolitics.
Dr. Alhajji was educated in Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. He holds M.A. in Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, with a specialization in energy economics and policy. He received many awards including the Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Mentor Award in addition to many prizes in woodworking.

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