... prosperity across Asia, South America and even Africa, the global energy balance is tipping, particularly as the new economic frontiers ... ... considering that it is directly below Rosneft and near to 5th placed Gazprom. It shows that gigantomania is not key to success as efficiency ... ... Full Book).
LUKoil Report Link: "Global trends in oil & gas markets to 2025"
Oil Prices are Up, Up, and Away! ... ... globe where figures will roughly triple from the current level. China will lead the way with the number of cars per 1000 people ...
Euro-Russian relations have strained over the recent years in energy matters as certain vested interests shifted perceptions ... ... be discussed. In this post I am joined by the Head of Oil and Gas at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of ... ... whereas in the subsequent second post, coming later, we look at China-Russia.
Europe-Russia ‘Special Deal Severed’:
... ...?
Energy Weaponry Myth:
Pathological fear does exist, that Gazprom may in some way use its power to influence Europe as a ...
... likely to stop looking West and instead go East – as soaring trade levels with China already foreshadow.
However, Russia remains a European power – part of... ... modernisation, on the one hand, and authoritarian consolidation, on the other hand.
Energy Calamity
It is argued by some that the Russo-European relationship has soured... ... creating an anti-Russian stance. Has this occurred due to European attempts to lower gas import prices, or more serious underlining issues? Europe’s potential alternative...
... particularly if compared to the European part of Russia. It is not surprising, since USSR and China have fell into hostilities during the 1960s and only reached a detente by 1980s... ... This does leave a question to ponder in my next posts as how will history influence energy relations amid the two giants.
Japan has indicated that it may partake... ... reaffirmed, due to its importance for the Asian market. In 2012, Interfax reported that Gazprom’s CEO, Alexei Miller, has launched a plan for “a pipeline from Kovykta… towards Chayanda and, in the end, gas from Kovykta will be transported through the Yakutia-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok gas...
... Jinping visit did not generate outright deals, and it appeared that the mass media was right to dampen expectations towards only possible conclusions around the end of 2013 (See: FoxBusiness). The most recent negotiations have lasted since 2004, when Gazprom signed a cooperation deal with its Chinese counterpart for up to 68 bcm of gas (See: Bloomberg). This was a sizeable figure for China, as it is an emerging player in regards to this fuel type; although it currently adds up to a small portion of its overall energy mix, its growth has been very rapid. China has single-handedly fuelled more demand for LNG and expanded not only in its domestic, but also in international markets, like Africa (See: NYT). I was personally excited about opportunities between Russia ...
... how to adapt to them if they occur and what if sceptics are right?
«Oil and Gas Dialogue: Russian Gas in the European Market» Joint International Forum held... ... RAN Academic and Associate Director of IMEMO RAN, and Eric Dam, General Director of Energy Delta Institute.
Optimism Remains Thin in the Air:
As the world continues... ... super-natural profits are recorded by the Russian gas monopoly. At IMEMO RAN Sergei Komlev, Gazprom Export Head of Department for gas Contracts and Pricing, “rebuffs the...
