Going South?
While Russia and the Middle East have remained champions in gas and oil production for decades, the USA is looking for new greenfield projects and partnerships with countries not facing ... ... Political tensions (especially with Russia under current sanctions) make cooperation in energy sector not only unlikely but virtually impossible. Thus, the USA in a way counters... ... urbanization rate already accounts for a greater proportion of middle class than in India or China
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, opening up wide opportunities for America-African strategic cooperation...
... balance sheet. If it goes to China, it will be even better as some of the US debts can be shifted back in the form of shale gas. Christof Ruehl does caution that we must not see this shale sale as the US Holy Grail, as at the end the American consumers may just spend more on Chinese goods. That said it will at least act as a cap on the US huge trade deficit with China.
Trouble Brewing – Do Not Boil
The energy renaissance of USA from one perspective will benefit its inhabitants and wider North American security, but such gains could also become inadvertently ...
... of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games,... ... as tankers move from mainly Middle East to Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, etc.) It is not the only ... ... 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 ... ... that it was like – throwing a lit match into a gas filled room on top of Capitol Hill, as it instantly ...
... prosperity across Asia, South America and even Africa, the global energy balance is tipping, particularly as the new economic frontiers are moving at unprecedented pace. LUKoil's 2025 report focuses on these shifts with regards ... ... Full Book).
LUKoil Report Link: "Global trends in oil & gas markets to 2025"
Oil Prices are Up, Up, and Away! ... ... biofuels producer the situation is far from merry, as strategically USA aimed to limit its reliance on Middle East via alternative ... ... globe where figures will roughly triple from the current level. China will lead the way with the number of cars per 1000 people ...
... that by giving someone a finger, they will take your whole hand. USA follows the same principle, perhaps even more stringently, ... ... 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; that is how Washington's elite reacts to any such ... ... always remain the reason why Central Asian will be the priority for China. On the other hand, as a result Central Asia is now under ... ... projects (hospitals) and virtually all manufacturing alongside oil and gas. No great power, which Russia sees itself as, will ...
... eurozone, fuelled credit and real estate bubbles in the USA and Europe, which burst in 2008-9 amid the global ... ... capitalist crisis differs from previous times of turmoil because global finance capitalism has eroded the ... ... instead go East – as soaring trade levels with China already foreshadow.
However, Russia remains ... ... 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?...
... looked like Russia had several options, like supplying China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and even as far ... ... progress by shifting 9% of Japanese LNG and 7% of its oil in 2011 to Asia. Vladivostok LNG terminal, due ... ... very optimistic to even consider this option, but energy companies and academics nevertheless did not ... ... it could become a reliable partner for South Korea gas needs. Perhaps, in the perfect world, where the ... ... not Denis Rodman and it does not want to destroy USA, both South and North could cooperate in all fields,...
... From Russia With Love:
Xi Jinping visit 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 gas talks. The other issue was geopolitics as the visit signalled that the world is changing by shifting West to East (See: Reuters).... ... 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 ...
Alongside my typical journalistic duties at ‘Oil & Gas Eurasia Magazine’, I tend to daily scan both Russian ... ... major news, interesting articles and possible leads within the energy industry. Today, I want to share with you some of the findings ... ... – lets make these blogs interactive!
Shale Gas History (USA):
The New Times – a Russian weekly – reports ... ... the home market.
Non-US Shale Progress (Europe and Asia):
China is eager to jump on the Shale Revolution and aims to produce ...
... and researching for my dissertation «The Role of Eastern Energy Strategy in the Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities and ... ... findings and conclusions with anyone who is interested in the oil and gas industry. Before commencing, I just want to give all the appropriate ... ... Moreover, albeit global energy intensity has fallen globally (even China and Russia has improved) due to technological innovation ... ... entity, with a net-equal position between its imports and exports. USA even had to convert its now useless LNG terminals (which it ...
