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DR. AMRO HEIKAL
AUTHOR , WRITER
Dr. Amro Heikal is a writer and energy specialist covering the latest developments in energy, power, and sustainability, with a focus on the stories shaping the future of the sector.
Articles & Analysis
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The Man Who Stood Between Sharon and Ismailia
A colonel from Alexandria who commanded the 129th Thunderbolt Group. It destroyed 28 tanks in the early hours, fought in the breach until running out of ammunition, and repelled Sharon's final attack.
One Sea... Two Policies
The fields are shared and the geology is one. Norway issues 70 new blocks, while Britain bans licensing and loses 25,000 jobs. The difference is not in the tax... but in stability.
Quantum Computing and the AI Electricity Crisis
Washington allocates $215 million for the first reliable quantum computer, alongside promises to reduce heavy industry emissions. However, the gap between today's 200 qubits and 100 logical qubits spans a decade.
The World's Largest Reserve and Two Rigs.. Venezuela Is Not the Safety Valve
Venezuela holds the world's largest oil reserve, yet had only two rigs operating in August. Why won't its barrels curb the price surge triggered by the closure of Hormuz?
Who Filled the Void When Gulf Oil Stopped?
In 2025, the world pumped a record 100.6 million barrels per day. Then Hormuz was closed. Saudi production dropped by 37% and Iranian by 48%.. So who is pumping today?
A Billion Dollars and a Billion Dead: Gates Holds the Stick from Both Ends
Gates says artificial intelligence is capable of causing events that kill a billion people, refusing to settle for self-regulation. But the most important part isn't the warning... it's who writes the rules we will import.
Geography Beats Geology: Who Owns the Oil and Who Owns the Route?
The question is no longer how much you produce, but where it exits. Hormuz is closed, Bab al-Mandab is blockaded, emergency pipelines were designed to complement the passage not replace it... and Egypt has become the last remaining door.
No One Eats for Free at the Artificial Intelligence Table
While headlines celebrate Nvidia's visit to Cairo as a "historic opportunity," the most important question remains absent: under what terms? Five rules ensure a technological partnership for Egypt that builds its capabilities instead of falling into a new dependency.
Across the Rift: How Saudi Arabia’s Mineral Discovery Illuminates Egypt’s Mining Horizons
Riyadh announced an estimated 110 million tonnes of rare earth elements and uranium ore at Jabal Sayid. Egypt's Eastern Desert belongs to the same geological shield, but the distance between an "occurrence" and a "resource" is not traversed by rocks alone. Does Cairo have what it takes to cross it?