Search: Gas,Energy,USA,Oil,Central Asia (6 materials)

A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games,... ... used diplomatic language and did not refer to the USA when speaking about 'large nations',... ... As Yergin (2011) stresses oil has been a primary energy concern for China ever since Mao, as it was ... ... explored some of these partners in my older post (e.g. Central Asia or Russia; see: China Post), but extent ... ... that it was like – throwing a lit match into a gas filled room on top of Capitol Hill, as it instantly ...

08.10.2013

Wary Bear and Shrewd Dragon

... war). This 'ace' is ‘equity share’ in assets. In essence, Central Asia has given China the keys to its cities via actually owning all areas of oil and gas production directly, but in Russia or elsewhere, the situation is different as China's... ... they see it in a way that by giving someone a finger, they will take your whole hand. USA follows the same principle, perhaps even more stringently, as Daniel Yergin in his... ... "The Quest", describes that the proposition for a Chinese takeover of US energy businesses is equivalent to throwing a lit match into a room filled with gas;...

01.07.2013

Wild World – Dr. Adrian Pabst Interview

..., or other factors? The continuous eurozone turmoil provides a microcosm for the wider global economy.... ... eurozone, fuelled credit and real estate bubbles in the USA and Europe, which burst in 2008-9 amid the global ... ... authoritarian consolidation, on the other hand. Energy Calamity It is argued by some that the Russo-European ... ... Has this occurred due to European attempts to lower gas import prices, or more serious underlining issues?... ... of privileged interests” in the Caucasus and Central Asia are palpable. In the South and East of ...

01.05.2013

Route-2030

... 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... ... following link for the Energy Policy journal article on which this post builds upon: "Oil & Natural Gas in Russia's Eastern Energy Strategy: Dream or Reality. Also, please feel... ... where the last delegate to DPRK is not Denis Rodman and it does not want to destroy USA, both South and North could cooperate in all fields, including energy matters. ...

12.04.2013

Oil and Gas Digest

... First RIAC Monthly Digest. My aim here is to recap, analyse, and offer links to top: Oil&Gas News, Pictures & Videos, from experts and institutions I follow. Also, please feel... ... to Russia was highly symbolic, as is the case with first foreign visits (See: NTS). Energy was at the forefront of the visit with two different outcomes for the oil and... ... 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...

02.04.2013

«Global & Russian Energy Outlook 2035» ERIRAS

... process of preparing and researching for my dissertation «The Role of Eastern Energy Strategy in the Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities and Threats» at the... ... Today I wish to share its findings and conclusions with anyone who is interested in the oil and gas industry. Before commencing, I just want to give all the appropriate credits and... ... self-sustainable entity, with a net-equal position between its imports and exports. USA even had to convert its now useless LNG terminals (which it first built at a massive...

18.02.2013

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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