The new reality for the world’s biggest oil producing countries and companies is being formed as the coronavirus pandemic alters projections for demand and consumption trends change. As UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei alluded to this week no one could have predicted the future would arrive so quickly for the industry. 

Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner talks to The National's energy correspondent, Jennifer Gnana, about UAE's energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei statements and the future of the energy industry.

In this episode:

The aftermath of the coronavirus and Suhail Al Mazrouei (0m 41s)

The changes in the energy industry (2m 42s)

How are drones going to help during coronavirus? (14m 35s)

Headlines (18m 06s)

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