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03/04/2021 Asalouyeh, Iran. A view of refinery No. 2 (Phases 2, 3) of the? South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of the Persian? Gulf in Iran.The South Pars Gas-Condensate field, the world's largest natural gas field, is shared with Qatar (North Dome) (Photo by Saeid Arabzadeh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEID ARABZADEH/Middle East Images /AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

新的核协议并非解决伊朗未开发天然气储量的灵丹妙药

伊朗天然气储量估计达 32 万亿立方米，但由于国际制裁的重压，一直未能开发利用。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Iranians ride their motorbike past a huge banner of former Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani ahead of the sixth anniversary of his assassination, in Tehran, Dec. 31, 2025.

Analysis

即使伊朗经济每况愈下，为何伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队的影子帝国仍能延续下去？

专家表示，凭借秘密行动的能力，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在伊朗最重要的领域拥有巨大的权力，这使得该组织免受当前经济动荡的影响。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

This picture shows a Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft and the control tower at Damascus international airport as the new Syrian authorities prepare to reopen it, on December 16, 2024. Damascus's airspace reopened on December 12, the airport director told AFP, after a closure since December 8, when president Bashar al-Assad's government fell. Syrian Airlines aircraft maintenance director said takeoffs and landing would be decided by the transport ministry, adding that the carrier hoped to "expan

Analysis

沙特支持的航空公司将测试叙利亚航空业的复苏情况

这家新航空公司注定会面临租赁、融资和市场方面的障碍。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Merz

德国寻求美国和中国以外的能源替代方案，梅尔茨积极拉拢海湾国家。

由于跨大西洋防务承诺、华盛顿对格陵兰岛的追求以及关税问题，柏林与美国的关系日益紧张，柏林正寻求利用与海湾能源巨头的关系来巩固自身地位。

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叙利亚将与美国雪佛龙公司和卡塔尔联合碳化物公司合作开发首个海上油气田。

Platform Edith, the largest of Chevron's USA's offshore production platforms, is seen off the southern California coast, on Oct. 6, 2021.

伊朗在霍尔木兹附近发出的警告与红海航运复苏发生冲突

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

科威特将向外国公司开放近海油气田：你需要了解什么

YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images

美印贸易协议将如何影响中东能源和贸易路线

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 13, 2025.

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

沙特阿美第二季度利润下降22%，因油价下跌影响盈利

尽管油价仍然低迷，但沙特阿拉伯原油出口量持续飙升，上个月创下三个月新高。

A picture shows the headquarters of UAE's state oil company ADNOC in Dubai on July 27, 2022.

阿联酋阿布扎比国家石油公司与印度签署十年期天然气协议：须知事项

由于印度国内天然气消费量预计将上升，阿联酋正寻求向印度出口更多天然气。

United Arab Emirates

This picture shows old Iranian banknotes of 1 million, 500,000,and 100,000 rials (L), and the new banknotes with four zeros removed (R), on Aug. 3, 2025.

伊朗货币暴跌：需知事项

伊朗近年来经历了严重的通货膨胀，目前还面临能源危机。

People shop at a local street market in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2023.

土耳其通胀率降至四年来最低水平 33.5%：需要了解的信息

财政和财政部长穆罕默德·西姆塞克（Mehmet Simsek）10 日表示，年度通胀率已降至 44 个月以来的最低水平。

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埃及与埃尼、英国石油签署海上石油和天然气协议：须知事项

由于天然气产量下降以及严重依赖进口，埃及面临的能源脆弱性日益加剧。

INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images

中东国家面临特朗普新关税：你需要知道什么

由于关税引发的经济不确定性，欧洲和亚洲股市周五再次下跌，出现普遍抛售。

Lufthansa Airbus A 340

受伊朗和加沙战争影响，中东航空公司运力下降 0.4%，而全球航空需求增长 2.6%

冲突导致的空域关闭和地区紧张局势扰乱了中东地区的航空公司。

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House followed by granddaughter Chloe after returning on Marine One on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump returned to the White House with his family after a trip to Scotland that was part vacation, part work, as he stayed at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, from July 25 to 29. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Analysis

中东为特朗普关税做好准备：海湾地区获利，北非紧张，双方均面临对冲

这些关税可能对海湾国家有利，因为许多国家对美国有贸易顺差，而北非和黎凡特的一些国家可能会间接受益。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

A train moves during the inauguration of a 140-kilometer line running from eastern Iran into western Afghanistan, at a railroad station in Khaf, on Dec. 10, 2020.

中国助力伊朗铁路电气化：需要了解的信息

随着两国关系的发展，伊朗第一副总统穆罕默德·礼萨·阿里夫周一会见了伊朗-中国联合商会的成员。

Men inspect an electric car at a showroom in Riyadh on June 8, 2024.

Interview

福特称中国汽车市场竞争加剧是“关键挑战”

一项分析显示，中国汽车公司的市场份额正在增加，预计到 2030 年将占据中东和非洲市场 34% 的份额。

Ravi Ravichandran

Ravi Ravichandran

President of Ford Middle East and North Africa

Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market activity at Boursa Kuwait, in Kuwait City, on April 7, 2025.

中东私募股权交易下跌 38%，但高价值交易占主导地位

沙特阿拉伯是该地区最活跃的市场，共计 13 笔交易，其次是阿联酋，共计 12 笔。

LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

惠誉维持沙特阿拉伯的A+信用评级，但其安全性如何？

该评级机构指出，沙特的石油依赖程度、世界银行治理指标以及对地缘政治冲击的脆弱性有所改善，但仍然存在弱点。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech