... readers to decide, as at the end its personal preference.
Changing the Engines of Growth – Asian Momentum & OECD’s Stagnation:
Asia will manifest into the leading cradle of energy growth with more than a half of it coming from India and China. A key factor behind growth in these nations and similar countries, will be the most predictable – growth in population, with a respective need for energy. More specifically, the international energy markets will record a “hump-effect” ...
... transportation sector, where oil is the main energy source at over 90% of overall consumption. The biggest growth in transportation is unsurprisingly occurring in the developing part of the globe where figures will roughly triple from the current level. China will lead the way with the number of cars per 1000 people rising from only 40 to 200 by 2025 – amazingly this equates to a 220 million rise in vehicle numbers. At this pace China will have more vehicles either than North America or Europe....
... monde tremblera"
Napoleon Bonaparte
The awakening of this old sleeping giant, or more accurately its re-awakening, has led much ink to be spilled and many keys to be worn-down. For many, this phenomenon was of great interest naturally due to China’s huge size and its equally large potential; especially, in contrast to the economically and politically stagnating West. However, for Russia, this re-emergence plays an exceptional role which stirs much uncertainty and mistrust, as once this ...
... Masaryk University. Their recent article evaluates the difference between policy ambitions shown by Russia and the official “Energy Strategy to 2030” (ES-2030) publication; released in 2009. M. Mareš and M. Laryš argue that China’s rise is creating a great opportunity for Russia as an extra energy market, but at the same time, current conditions could quickly alter into economic as well as political risks. Both countries want to make sure that their interests prevail,...
... affairs"; this could be just rhetoric, but it still aids to dispel some peoples worry that Russia's Chinese neighbour could be a threat, while also calling for the final end of USA's hegemony (See: SCMP). Albeit, it is hard to see China not taking the lead regionally and globally in the future as it clearly dominates, particularly in the BRICs (economically and politically). The days of it being the young brother of Russia, are unfortunately gone (See: TheDiplomat). With the recent ...
... wells may run dry quicker than anticipated. It will be interesting to see how the issue with water develops particularly, as China has recently begun to re-divert its major rivers and canals to restructure waterways for its mass population; particularly ... ... Britain, Germany and Poland, as Chatham House sees it in The New Times article, will not make a substantial contribution to the shale gas revolution in the immediate future. Although they have begun developing shale since the end of 2000’s, technical ...
... to get there. In all, by 2035 shale oil will likely to make the US also self-sustainable in oil. In all, the effects of the shale gas revolution have been highly positive (at least in the short term if one neglects the enormous environmental damage shale ... ... negotiate with shale developments in their mind. A real game changer could be unconventional gas developments in Poland and China; in the case of the latter especially as it holds the world’s biggest reserves of shale.
- There is Future in Alternative ...
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Revenkov, V. (Oil & Gas Institute of Energy & Finances): Shale Gas Revolution
In the world of energy trade which may seem slow and quite traditional, things in fact can alter swiftly ... ... shale could supply Asia, Israel has off-shore shale potential, Middle East could make a stable return to supply Europe and if China gets the technological means it may mine its shale reserves which are the biggest in the world. Realistically, Russia cannot ...
