Search: Mitrova,Gas,Oil (4 materials)

A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... vital and fiercely contested waters of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games, except all the pieces are real... ... Dragon”. As a matter of fact, it was one of the key issues we discussed with Dr. Mitrova, but due to its intricate nature and sheer number of players involved I decided... ... described the attempt well by saying that it was like – throwing a lit match into a gas filled room on top of Capitol Hill, as it instantly flamed a debate over energy...

08.10.2013

Wary Bear and Shrewd Dragon

... realisation, quantities and deadlines, will be substantially different from the official estimates. As quantities will be lower, deadlines will be pushed back and we can expect more difficulties along the way as usually is the case when dealing with gas and oil, and this set of players. Mitrova anticipates that a maximum of 40bcm will be piped to China, not the 70bcm officially endorsed by the government which naturally tends to optimise its goals. Also, the 2017 deadline will likely be achieved closer to 2022. Unfortunately, this puts ...

01.07.2013

European Energy Woes

... applied. In this post issues like energy weaponry (enormous logical fallacy in my opinion), market reforms, looming contract litigation, energy security, shale revolution and domestic challenges will be discussed. In this post I am joined by the Head of Oil and Gas at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Tatiana Mitrova. This is the first of two posts from this special series, so keep tuned, please feel free to comment and enjoy! Personal Note: My regular readers may have noticed that I have recently been away from blogging, Twitter and journalism; this ...

14.06.2013

«Oil & Gas Dialogue» IMEMO RAN

... energy industry and fragmentation challenge could be avoided or renegotiated. Tatyana Mitrova provides a great summary, in her Skolkovo presentation, outlining the overall... ... offset lower prices especially if the European partners can be integrated into the mix. Gas cannot be sold forever at $400 per 1000 cubic meters, as alternatives exist, and... ... a chance to diversify, become more efficient or even transparent. Igor Ossipov Oil & Gas Eurasia Correspondent, Oil/Diesel Broker and RIAC Blogger.

14.02.2013

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