... economy is overly dependent upon natural wealth, but our main European market is quickly becoming less accessible raising the ... ... released in 2009. M. Mareš and M. Laryš argue that China’s rise is creating a great opportunity for Russia as ... ... superpower, sells no pipeline gas to Asia, and only marginally sells LNG from 2009. By 2020-2022 Russia ambitiously aims to reverse ... ... isolated by taiga or encircled by canyons – these are not Gazprom friendly areas due to a lack of piping expertise. Besides ...
... USA's hegemony (See: SCMP). Albeit, it is hard to see China not taking the lead regionally and globally in ... ... recent negotiations have lasted since 2004, when Gazprom signed a cooperation deal with its Chinese ... ... China has single-handedly fuelled more demand for LNG and expanded not only in its domestic, but also ... ... Energy). Additionally, Russia was unable to play-off Europe against China, due to the latters pressure. ... ... brightside Gazprom agreed with China in regards to long-term contracts, thus allowing it to develop the ...