Energy transition across the developing world needs to be inclusive
The global factors affecting the carbon transition will have their biggest impact in the developing world, which many policymakers, activists and business leaders say will bear the biggest burden in tackling the effects of climate change despite having had negligible role in creating it.
Majid Jafar on global energy crisis – Business Extra
Majid Jafar, the vice-chairman of Crescent Group and chief executive of Crescent Petroleum says a crisis is playing out “across the entire world and all forms of energy. And that's never happened before”.
Majid Jafar: Gas to play a key role in carbon transition
Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, discusses the role natural gas, a fossil fuel, is likely to play in the transition to renewable energy sources.
Crescent Petroleum’s CEO: World Has Seen Chronic Underinvestment
Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, discusses the UAE's plans to ramp up oil production, the company's outlook and the link between elevated oil prices and underinvestment.
Exclusive: Amid A Global Energy Crisis, Majid Jafar, CEO Of Crescent Petroleum, Reveals How He’s Futureproofing His UAE-Based Family Business
As the price of oil continues to fluctuate in the face of global market challenges, policymakers worldwide are taking the brunt of a dual crisis born of energy security and a creeping climate catastrophe.
Will energy security derail the energy transition?
CNBC’s Hadley Gamble hosts a panel discussion at the 2022 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Dubai with speakers including the U.S. Department of State’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, Anna Shpitsberg, Siemens Energy Labor Director and Executive Board member...
Energy security and carbon transition not mutually exclusive, Dubai forum hears
Energy security and the green transition must go hand in hand if the world is to address the climate crisis, experts participating in a panel discussion at the World Government Summit in Dubai said on Monday.
Majid Jafar, CEO Crescent Petroleum addresses session on Kurdistan Region of Iraq at Atlantic Council 2022
Nearly fifteen years since the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed legislation setting the foundations for an independent oil and gas sector in the region, Iraqi Kurdistan has achieved great strides, producing half a million barrels of oil and half a billion cubic feet of gas daily. However, there is tension with the federal government in Baghdad over constitutional rights and power-sharing. As Erbil and Baghdad work toward a solution, a vibrant energy sector continues to make strides in bringing these significant resources to market, offering powerful lessons for the rest of the country and the wider region. Where does the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s energy sector go from here?