--- title: "Energy Policy — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat" description: "Browse 76 stories and expert analysis tagged Energy Policy on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/energy-policy" --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://modeldiplomat.com/llms.txt). Skip to main content ## 76 Stories [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-europes-southern) ### [Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline: Europe's Southern](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-europes-southern) [Algeria launches Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline in June 2026 to replace Russian gas, but Niger's jihadist threat endangers the 30 bcm/year project.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-europes-southern) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-europes-southern) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/indias-refineries-become-worlds-fuel-swing) ### [India's Refineries Become World's Fuel Swing](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/indias-refineries-become-worlds-fuel-swing) [India exported 1.4 million bpd of refined products in July 2026, leveraging Jamnagar's high-complexity refineries to become a swing producer amid the Hormuz crisis, but export duties and thin strategic reserves constrain the role.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/indias-refineries-become-worlds-fuel-swing) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/indias-refineries-become-worlds-fuel-swing) [economics_markets](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangotes-dollar-pricing-exposes-nigerias-cr) ### [Dangote's Dollar Pricing Exposes Nigeria's Cr](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangotes-dollar-pricing-exposes-nigerias-cr) [Dangote Refinery switched fuel pricing from naira to dollars on July 13, 2026, exposing a structural crude supply gap that undermines Nigeria's naira-for-crude framework and threatens currency stability.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangotes-dollar-pricing-exposes-nigerias-cr) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangotes-dollar-pricing-exposes-nigerias-cr) [economics_markets](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangote-dollar-pivot-breaks-nigerias-naira-c) ### [Dangote Dollar Pivot Breaks Nigeria's Naira-C](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangote-dollar-pivot-breaks-nigerias-naira-c) [Dangote refinery ends naira pricing for fuel, exposing Nigeria's crude supply gap. The shift breaks Tinubu's currency stability policy and threatens inflation as NNPC fails to deliver enough domestic crude.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangote-dollar-pivot-breaks-nigerias-naira-c) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/dangote-dollar-pivot-breaks-nigerias-naira-c) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/barmar-hydrogen-pipeline-enters-feed-phase) ### [BarMar Hydrogen Pipeline Enters FEED Phase](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/barmar-hydrogen-pipeline-enters-feed-phase) [BarMar pipeline enters FEED with €28.3M EU funding; Germany joins political table. Demand risk remains as green hydrogen costs must fall.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/barmar-hydrogen-pipeline-enters-feed-phase) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/barmar-hydrogen-pipeline-enters-feed-phase) [latin_america](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/why-figuera-not-machado) ### [Why Figuera, not Machado](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/why-figuera-not-machado) [Why the US backs Figuera over Machado in Venezuela's transition, how oil revenue shapes incentives, and what the August 1 working group means for elections.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/why-figuera-not-machado) [2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/why-figuera-not-machado) [tech_policy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/new-yorks-data-center-freeze-is-a-ratepayer) ### [New York's Data Center Freeze Is a Ratepayer](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/new-yorks-data-center-freeze-is-a-ratepayer) [New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs executive order freezing hyperscale data center permits for one year, driven by rising electricity costs and ratepayer concerns, not AI safety.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/new-yorks-data-center-freeze-is-a-ratepayer) [2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/new-yorks-data-center-freeze-is-a-ratepayer) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-rewrote-the-economics-of-us-gas) ### [Iran War Rewrote the Economics of US Gas](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-rewrote-the-economics-of-us-gas) [The US-Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz, creating a $3-to-$20 LNG price arbitrage that drove record US export approvals and locked in a decade of capacity expansion.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-rewrote-the-economics-of-us-gas) [2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-rewrote-the-economics-of-us-gas) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-made-us-the-indispensable-gas-suppli) ### [Iran War Made US the Indispensable Gas Suppli](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-made-us-the-indispensable-gas-suppli) [Iran war and Hormuz closure triggered record U.S. LNG export approvals, cementing American gas dominance through 2030 as buyers seek alternatives.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-made-us-the-indispensable-gas-suppli) [2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-war-made-us-the-indispensable-gas-suppli) [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/africas-green-century-runs-on-borrowed-time) ### [Africa's Green Century Runs on Borrowed Time](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/africas-green-century-runs-on-borrowed-time) [Africa holds 30% of critical minerals and 60% of solar resources but gets 2% of clean-energy investment. High borrowing costs, missing transmission grids, and informal labor markets block the green transition.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/africas-green-century-runs-on-borrowed-time) [2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/africas-green-century-runs-on-borrowed-time) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/greeces-vertical-gas-corridor-books-45) ### [Greece's Vertical Gas Corridor Books 45%](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/greeces-vertical-gas-corridor-books-45) [Greece's Vertical Gas Corridor books 45% capacity after tariff cuts, becoming fourth-cheapest route into Ukraine. U.S. LNG flows through Greek terminals to replace Russian gas before EU 2027 ban.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/greeces-vertical-gas-corridor-books-45) [2026-07-10](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/greeces-vertical-gas-corridor-books-45) [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-banks-875m-bet-on-c%C3%B4te-divoire) ### [World Bank's $875M bet on Côte d'Ivoire](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-banks-875m-bet-on-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [The World Bank commits $875M to Côte d'Ivoire, part of a $16.3B pledge to counter Sahelian instability and support energy transition.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-banks-875m-bet-on-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-banks-875m-bet-on-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-bank-invests-163b-in-c%C3%B4te-divoire) ### [World Bank Invests $16.3B in Côte d'Ivoire](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-bank-invests-163b-in-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [The World Bank signs $875 million in agreements with Côte d'Ivoire, part of a $16.3 billion commitment to stabilize West Africa amid regional instability.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-bank-invests-163b-in-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/world-bank-invests-163b-in-c%C3%B4te-divoire) [latin_america](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/the-donroe-doctrine-trumps-latin-america) ### [The Donroe Doctrine: Trump’s Latin America](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/the-donroe-doctrine-trumps-latin-america) [The Donroe Doctrine redefines U.S. policy in Latin America, emphasizing military control and fiscal oversight, with Venezuela as a key example.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/the-donroe-doctrine-trumps-latin-america) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/the-donroe-doctrine-trumps-latin-america) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/saskatchewan-backs-northern-shield-pipeline) ### [Saskatchewan Backs Northern Shield Pipeline](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/saskatchewan-backs-northern-shield-pipeline) [Saskatchewan supports the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, a 3,300-km pipeline aimed at reducing reliance on US energy imports amid geopolitical shifts.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/saskatchewan-backs-northern-shield-pipeline) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/saskatchewan-backs-northern-shield-pipeline) [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/russias-african-push-sahel-and-ethiopia) ### [Russia's African Push: Sahel and Ethiopia](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/russias-african-push-sahel-and-ethiopia) [Lavrov's July 2026 Africa tour establishes Russia's influence through Sahel pacts and a nuclear deal with Ethiopia, reshaping regional stability.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/russias-african-push-sahel-and-ethiopia) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/russias-african-push-sahel-and-ethiopia) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/repsols-horc%C3%B3n-deal-us-oil-colony) ### [Repsol's Horcón Deal: US Oil Colony](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/repsols-horc%C3%B3n-deal-us-oil-colony) [Repsol's July 2026 deal with PDVSA marks the first US-controlled oil operation in Venezuela, reshaping energy dynamics.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/repsols-horc%C3%B3n-deal-us-oil-colony) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/repsols-horc%C3%B3n-deal-us-oil-colony) [mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-loses-market-share-in-gulf-oil-race) ### [OPEC Loses Market Share in Gulf Oil Race](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-loses-market-share-in-gulf-oil-race) [The UAE's exit from OPEC sparks a price war among Gulf states, undermining the cartel's influence and market stability.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-loses-market-share-in-gulf-oil-race) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-loses-market-share-in-gulf-oil-race) [mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-july-5-deal-a-saudi-loyalty-test) ### [OPEC+ July 5 Deal: A Saudi Loyalty Test](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-july-5-deal-a-saudi-loyalty-test) [OPEC+ announces a 188,000 b/d production increase, a move to maintain cohesion after UAE's exit and reassure global markets amid conflict.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-july-5-deal-a-saudi-loyalty-test) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/opec-july-5-deal-a-saudi-loyalty-test) [mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/oil-rises-after-us-strikes-on-iran) ### [Oil Rises After US Strikes on Iran](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/oil-rises-after-us-strikes-on-iran) [US strikes on Iran lead to a rise in oil prices, with Brent hitting $78.80 as markets assess the implications for global oil supply and stability.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/oil-rises-after-us-strikes-on-iran) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/oil-rises-after-us-strikes-on-iran) [economics_markets](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/ofac-revokes-iran-oil-waiver-amid-tensions) ### [OFAC Revokes Iran Oil Waiver Amid Tensions](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/ofac-revokes-iran-oil-waiver-amid-tensions) [The US Treasury revokes Iran's oil waiver, ending a 20-day reprieve and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, affecting global oil prices.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/ofac-revokes-iran-oil-waiver-amid-tensions) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/ofac-revokes-iran-oil-waiver-amid-tensions) [africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/nigerias-oil-windfall-fuels-hunger-crisis) ### [Nigeria's Oil Windfall Fuels Hunger Crisis](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/nigerias-oil-windfall-fuels-hunger-crisis) [IMF warns Nigeria's oil price surge is pushing millions into poverty and hunger, despite a growth forecast of 4.1%.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/nigerias-oil-windfall-fuels-hunger-crisis) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/nigerias-oil-windfall-fuels-hunger-crisis) [climate_energy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-oil-shock-reshapes-cop31-agenda) ### [Iran Oil Shock Reshapes COP31 Agenda](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-oil-shock-reshapes-cop31-agenda) [The Iran oil shock is reshaping COP31's agenda, prioritizing energy security and electrification over fossil fuel phase-out commitments.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-oil-shock-reshapes-cop31-agenda) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-oil-shock-reshapes-cop31-agenda) [mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/hormuz-shipping-halts-as-iran-cements-grip) ### [Hormuz Shipping Halts as Iran Cements Grip](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/hormuz-shipping-halts-as-iran-cements-grip) [Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly stopped after U.S.-Iran strikes, highlighting Iran's control over a key maritime chokepoint for global oil.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/hormuz-shipping-halts-as-iran-cements-grip) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/hormuz-shipping-halts-as-iran-cements-grip)