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Herman Franssen (1939-2020), was an MEI scholar, executive director of the Energy Intelligence Group, and president of International Energy Associates, Inc. He was associated with Middle East Consultants and the Yamani Centre in London, and was a senior fellow with CSIS’s Energy Program. He was previously senior economic advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman (1985-1996). He provided liaison with oil producing and consuming countries and helped establish the group of non-OPEC oil exporting countries (late 1980s). He was chief economist of the International Energy Agency in Paris (1980-1985) and the director of the Office of International Market Analysis at the U.S. Department of Energy (1978-1980).
In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Herman Franssen, Charles Lister, W. Robert Pearson, and Marvin G. Weinbaum provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including OPEC’s agreement to reduce oil output, the continuing offensive in Aleppo, Erdogan’s increasing executive powers, and deteriorating relations between Pakistan and India.
The battle for Fallujah, Thursday's OPEC meeting, and Hariri's loss in Tripoli
In this week’s briefing, MEI experts Charles Lister, Herman Franssen, and Paul Salem provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the battle for Fallujah, Thursday’s OPEC meeting, and Saad Hariri’s defeat in Tripoli, Lebanon.
Obama and Declining U.S. Dependence on Imported Oil and Gas
This paper is part of an MEI scholar series, titled “Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East: Passing the Baton in 2017.” Click here to view the full project, or navigate using the table of contents to the right.
