... Renaissance's jack of all trades. However, on a serious note, Russia is facing perhaps one of the biggest challenges in the upcoming ... ... economy is overly dependent upon natural wealth, but our main European market is quickly becoming less accessible raising the ... ... 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 ...
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March's Top News:
- Xi Jinping... From Russia With Love:
Xi Jinping visit to Russia was ... ... 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 ...
... and what if sceptics are right?
«Oil and Gas Dialogue: Russian Gas in the European Market» Joint International Forum held at IMEMO ... ... emissions, which partially due to this move are now increasing in the E.U., it also breeds uncertainty as this flip-flopping makes the ... ... own interests as it is undermining its own energy security.
Long-Term Contracts a No-No:
An area of contention stimulating ... ... recorded by the Russian gas monopoly. At IMEMO RAN Sergei Komlev, Gazprom Export Head of Department for gas Contracts and Pricing,...