Lead story
Medgaz and the new Mediterranean gas map
As Europe rewired its gas supply after 2022, a pipeline under the Alboran Sea quietly became one of the continent's most strategic arteries.
The Energy Intelligence Review
The corridor, read closely
Independent, sourced reporting on gas, hydrogen and the politics of supply across the Mediterranean — written the way decisions are actually made.
- This edition
- 06 briefs
- Updated
- 18 June 2026
In this edition
- 02
The Sahara solar bet — and the green hydrogen question
Algeria has some of the highest solar irradiance on Earth. Turning sunlight into a hydrogen export industry is the harder, more interesting problem.
Solar & Green HydrogenSolar & Green Hydrogen6 min read - 03
Energy security after the pivot
Diversification solved one problem and created another: dependence is now spread across more partners, each with its own leverage.
Energy SecurityEnergy Security5 min read - 04
Algiers, Brussels, and the price of partnership
A durable Algeria–Europe energy relationship needs more than gas contracts. It needs a shared industrial vision.
Algeria–Europe RelationsAlgeria–Europe Relations5 min read - 05
The Mediterranean as an energy system
Stop reading the sea as a border. Read it as a grid — of gas, power and, soon, hydrogen.
Mediterranean EnergyMediterranean Energy4 min read - 06
Energy access and the Sahel question
Europe looks north across the Mediterranean; Algeria also looks south. Energy is central to both gazes.
Energy SecurityEnergy Security4 min read
From the desk
What the map doesn't show yet
Every brief here starts the same way: a map, a contract, and a question no press release answers. The research desk goes further — methods, datasets and the corridor in full.