All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

Oil and gas cybersecurity since the Aramco hacks – how has it changed?

“It takes experiencing disruption to critical operations for large organisations to take cybersecurity seriously and allocate adequate resources to ensuring…
Explainer: Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian for Nord Stream pipeline attacks

German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines nearly…
Explainer: prices rise as Ukrainian forces seize key Russian gas hub

A surprise Ukrainian counter-incursion into the Kursk region has sent gas prices spiraling and thrown doubt over the supply of…
What will Biden’s green energy legacy be?

In a move hailed by Democrats as selfless – but criticised by Republicans as pre-planned – Joe Biden on Sunday…
What North Sea policies would a UK Labour government pass?

Climate policies in the manifesto of the Labour Party, projected to win the General Election next Thursday, 4 July, would…

Will the Northern Sea Route become commercially viable in the near future?

When armed Houthi rebels first descended from a helicopter to hijack the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on 19…
UK elections: where does each party stand on North Sea drilling?

The UK government’s decision to approve 31 new licenses for oil and gas exploration last month – extending oil drilling…
How will Denmark impede Russia’s shadow oil fleet in the Baltic Sea?

Denmark is planning to target the infamous shadow fleet of tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea and…
Missing Tobago oil spill vessel resurfaces: where, how and what happens now?

After months of anger and outcry over an oil spill which inflicted $23m in damage on Tobago’s shores, the Trinidad…
The Strait of Hormuz – the Middle East’s next major flashpoint?

As Iran and Israel trade military blows via land and sea, concerns are mounting over escalating Middle Eastern conflict and…