... vital and fiercely contested waters of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games, except all the pieces are real... ... Dragon”. As a matter of fact, it was one of the key issues we discussed with Dr. Mitrova, but due to its intricate nature and sheer number of players involved I decided... ... 2010). I have explored some of these partners in my older post (e.g. Central Asia or Russia; see: China Post), but extent of success via diversification depends on a heap...
... actually gained more as even the interest rates were favourable for the loans it acquired to complete these long term contracts, as these rates were much lower than the global average. Hence, there are no evident serious pitfalls of national interests in Mitrova's eyes, however future oil deals will likely to be less favourable for Russia as China will use its dominant position of being the main importer to gain favourable prices. Still, it is unlikely that China will push Russia to a level where it will not break-even as this will tater relations, but as we know its almost certain ...
... applied. In this post issues like energy weaponry (enormous logical fallacy in my opinion), market reforms, looming contract litigation, energy security, shale revolution and domestic challenges will 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 Sciences, Dr. Tatiana Mitrova. This is the first of two posts from this special series, so keep tuned, please feel free to comment and enjoy!
Personal Note:
My regular readers may have noticed that I have recently been away from blogging, Twitter and journalism; this ...
... – what must be done to stop any changes, 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 at IMEMO RAN conference hall on 7th December 2012; moderated ... ... while the immature business and legal climate on all sides involved does not allow for logistics yet to be breached.
Tatyana Mitrova - Vital Challenges for Russia:
As Tatyana Mitrova, Head of World Energy Markets Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences ...
