... prosperity across Asia, South America and even Africa, the global energy balance is tipping, particularly as the new economic frontiers ... ... considering that it is directly below Rosneft and near to 5th placed Gazprom. It shows that gigantomania is not key to success as efficiency ... ... globe where figures will roughly triple from the current level. China will lead the way with the number of cars per 1000 people ... ... need an extra 50 bcm on top of the existing contracts as certain long-term contracts end, but supply will increase by 250 bcm in ...
Euro-Russian relations have strained over the recent years in energy matters as certain vested interests shifted perceptions ... ... whereas in the subsequent second post, coming later, we look at China-Russia.
Europe-Russia ‘Special Deal Severed’:
... ...?
Energy Weaponry Myth:
Pathological fear does exist, that Gazprom may in some way use its power to influence Europe as a ... ... developing new fields and constructing new pipes are done via long-term contracts. This is vital for Gazprom, as the lending ...
... Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, Moscow is likely to stop looking West and instead go East – as soaring trade levels with China already foreshadow.
However, Russia remains a European power – part of Europe’s non-West alongside Turkey ... ... official commitment to economic modernisation, on the one hand, and authoritarian consolidation, on the other hand.
Energy Calamity
It is argued by some that the Russo-European relationship has soured creating an anti-Russian stance. Has ...
... accessible raising the question: where to go? Aside, long-term diversification from energy export dependence, Russia has a relatively shorter-term option: to expand into... ... (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... ..., like Kovykta, are isolated by taiga or encircled by canyons – these are not Gazprom friendly areas due to a lack of piping expertise. Besides technical issues,...
... the periods of the '90 and early 2000's when the long-term contracts benefited their economies, due to cheap prices,... ... forgets past benefits in business when trouble arises. This is why, Gazprom cannot simply continue going about in its slow and big ... ... excessive instability in Iraq has not prevented it to expand its energy sector, as it has just issued a new plan to invest $130 ... ... internal consumption growning quicker, which will lower exports to China, or potentially to the EU market (See: NaturalGasEurope)....
... RAN Academic and Associate Director of IMEMO RAN, and Eric Dam, General Director of Energy Delta Institute.
Optimism Remains Thin in the Air:
As the world continues... ... peculiarly even its own interests as it is undermining its own energy security.
Long-Term Contracts a No-No:
An area of contention stimulating uncertainty is the... ... super-natural profits are recorded by the Russian gas monopoly. At IMEMO RAN Sergei Komlev, Gazprom Export Head of Department for gas Contracts and Pricing, “rebuffs the...