Freelance Reporter (Permalancer) – Energy, Sustainability & Capital Flows

Arabian Business is seeking a full\-time Permalancer to lead authoritative coverage of energy, sustainability, and capital flows across the Middle East for an initial 12\-month term, with scope to extend.

This is a senior\-level role focused on oil and gas, renewable, decarbonisation, energy transition, sovereign\-backed investment strategies, and cross\-border capital movements shaping the region’s long\-term economic strategy and global positioning.

Requirements

• Break exclusive stories on major energy investments, infrastructure projects, M&A activity, and financing transactions across the GCC.
  


• Produce in\-depth features, executive interviews, and sector analysis across oil & gas, renewable, hydrogen, decarbonisation, and climate finance.
  


• Cover sovereign wealth fund allocations, institutional capital flows, and regional investment strategies linked to energy and sustainability.
  


• Track regulatory developments, climate policy, energy pricing dynamics, and infrastructure financing models.
  


• Deliver forward\-looking insight into how energy transformation and sustainability agendas influence capital markets and economic competitiveness.
  


• Contribute to recurring sector briefings, special reports, and vertical newsletters.
  


• Collaborate with video and podcast teams to extend reporting into multimedia formats where relevant.
  

• Experience in energy, finance, or macroeconomic reporting.
  


• Strong understanding of regional capital flows and sovereign investment structures.
  


• Ability to generate exclusive, boardroom\-relevant stories.
  


• Confident interviewing C\-suite executives and senior officials.