The key question is, would these sanctions really work and would Europeans abide by the U.S. restrictions?
Russian energy export pipelines have been a potential ... ... discontent with the U.S. sanctions. Indeed, they benefit from the project. Russia has agreed to preserve a considerable part of its gas transit via Ukraine — this has been one of the key demands to support the project. The European Union has never invited ...
... with oil spills in harsh conditions of the Far North involving a specific alternation of day and night and considerable remoteness, thousands of kilometers, from industrial... ... and the EU, which do not serve national interests and development goals of Arctic states. Nevertheless, the development of Arctic oil and gas resources was and remains to... ... conditions appear for comprehensive cooperation in the region that may receive a significant positive impetus if the Arctic is exempted from the sanctions confrontation between...
... of the Pipeline, and Who Will Not
News about the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline can be heard almost every day, like reports from the front lines. In reality... ... criticism, and a 2014 visit of U.S. senators to Bulgaria was soon followed by the refusal of the authorities in that country to go ahead with the Gazprom project to build... ... Allseas will pull out of the contract in light of the U.S. ban. In any case, the American sanctions against Nord Stream 2 will be a blow not only to Russia, but (and perhaps...
...
Perhaps the main innovation of the trilateral negotiations was the project to
create a gas corridor
from Russia to Iran through the territory of Azerbaijan. It is difficult... ... Washington's threats against Iran.
The feeling that Iran and Russia are in the same sanctions boat
appeared
in 2014 after the accession of the Crimea. As the U.S. pressure... ....
Khamenei’s Signals to Russia
Irina Fedorova:
Hypertension between Iran and the USA
Russia and Iran have become
indispensable political and military partners
in the...
... of its great potential without vast international investment.
The analysis leads us to three possible scenarios. Under the first – negative – scenario the USA leaves JCPOA which sparks an antagonistic reaction from Teheran. The return of American sanctions strengthens the position of Iranian conservatives, and all that combined inevitably throws the Iranian economy and its oil and gas sector back to isolation.
Under the second scenario, the USA and Iran stick to the nuclear deal. However, the sense of precarious unpredictability about Iran’s future affects the sentiment of international investors. The long-run repercussions of this scenario are tantamount to that of the first one. Here,...
... clear. Rosneft is likely to lobby for the liberalization of access to shelf deposits, as most of the blocks are already split between them and Gazprom. However, it might be difficult to reach a consensus with the Russian leadership in the case that the USA strengthens sanctions against the Russian oil and gas sector.
What Will the New Sanctions Lead to?
Pavel Sharikov:
How to Make Russia-U.S. Relations Great Again?
The adoption of the new anti-Russian sanctions will definitely complicate the life of the above mentioned foreign partners, and might worsen ...
