Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.

oil.

5 pieces filed under oil

BusinessJun 12
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Oil Falls, But the Bill Does Not Fall at Once", covering oil, fuel, shipping, cost of living on Souk Weekly.

Oil Falls, But the Bill Does Not Fall at Once

Crude dropped on hopes of a Hormuz reopening. That does not mean the weekly shop, summer flights or shipping costs instantly forgive the past few months.

By Marcus Okafor

BusinessJun 11
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "What It Costs: The Conflict at the Pump and the Checkout", covering oil, fuel pump, cost of living, markets on Souk Weekly.

What It Costs: The Conflict at the Pump and the Checkout

Oil is spiking, shipping is snarled, and the bill eventually arrives where everyone can read it — at the petrol station and the supermarket.

By Marcus Okafor

BusinessJul 19
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "After the Barrel: Why Gulf States Are Diversifying Away From Oil", covering oil, skyline, diversification, economy on Souk Weekly.

After the Barrel: Why Gulf States Are Diversifying Away From Oil

The push to build economies beyond crude is older than the headlines suggest, and it is driven by demographics as much as climate.

By Marcus Okafor

BusinessJul 8
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Pumping and Pivoting: The Gulf's Energy-Transition Balancing Act", covering oil, solar, energy, transition on Souk Weekly.

Pumping and Pivoting: The Gulf's Energy-Transition Balancing Act

The world's biggest oil exporters are also racing to build the renewables that will one day replace their main export.

By Priya Chen

BusinessAug 7
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Vision 2030, Decoded: What Saudi Arabia's Master Plan Actually Says", covering riyadh, skyline, vision-2030, economy on Souk Weekly.

Vision 2030, Decoded: What Saudi Arabia's Master Plan Actually Says

Behind the glossy renders and stadium signings sits a sprawling document about weaning a petrostate off oil.

By Lena Holloway