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A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... extent that it sells major assets, nor can China engage Europe or USA as that is a political minefield. If we recall in 2005 CNOOC tried to buy USA’s Unocal, but it failed spectacularly, as liberal mottos proved not as free as they sounds. Yergin (2011: 204-205) described the attempt well by saying that it was like – throwing a lit match into a gas filled room on top of Capitol Hill, as it instantly flamed a debate over energy security. So to put it crudely China is not allowed to buy firms so that it can import high-end technologies to better its domestic production (even if a firm like Unocal ...

08.10.2013

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Shale Revolution – Full Steam Ahead!

... the biggest producer of shale gas in the US. In 2010 Royal Dutch Shell purchased East Resources Inc., one of the biggest shale gas companies in the Appalachian Mountains for $4.7 billion. Finally, Chevron in 2011 bought Atlas Energy, major independent shale ... ... throughout Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston; traditional capitals of the US energy industry, particularly the last one. As Daniel Yergin (one of the leading individuals in US energy) argues currently 1.7 million people are employed by the US energy complex ...

15.03.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)