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.

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…
Who are Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos?

Jim Ratcliffe, the chairman and founder of petrochemical firm Ineos, was confirmed as part-owner of soccer giants Manchester United on…
Trinidad and Tobago oil spill impacts food security, industry, carnival

Trinidad and Tobago is poised to declare a national emergency as authorities and volunteers struggle to clean up a massive…
Are activist investors right to call out BP’s “irrational” ESG strategy?

BP must abandon its “irrational strategy” to cut oil and gas production, activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has said, in…