... ten Senators calls for an almost total ban for foreign companies to participate in Russian energy projects.
Should the new sanctions be applied, both oil and gas projects will come under threat. In particular, the
China Development Bank... ... CNPC shareholders of the Yamal LNG project).
Dalnevostochny LNG, a joint project by Rosneft and
ExxonMobil
, cannot be implemented either, like Baltiysky LNG and the construction... ... consortium of foreign companies is not allowed to invest money in liquid gas production.
Gazprom will not be able to acquire foreign loans to build a gas-processing plant in...
... exciting as the recent TNK-BP acquisition by Rosneft and the subsequent "aggressive consolidation" should not only result in efficiency savings, but allow a new avenue of possibility as BP now has access to the Arctic with Rosneft. Hopefully, Rosneft's consolidation and LUKoil's upward trend will pull Russian companies back into the top 50 firms of the Financial Times Global 500, as only candidate Gazprom crashed out extravagantly this year by losing 26 places and ending up 57th due to the quickly changing European market. To add salt to the wound, Gazprom is now sandwiched between Walt Disney and McDonald's. Finally, it is worth mentioning ...
... Renaissance's jack of all trades. However, on a serious note, Russia is facing perhaps one of the biggest challenges in the upcoming ... ... Energy Policy journal article on which this post builds upon: "Oil & Natural Gas in Russia's Eastern Energy Strategy: ... ... isolated by taiga or encircled by canyons – these are not Gazprom friendly areas due to a lack of piping expertise. Besides ... ... into to resolve some of the issues. Also, TNK-BP acquisition by Rosneft naturally resolves some of the long-lasting disputes. As ...
... costs and the end price, thus ultimately making Russia fuels more competitive. For instance, Norway's state owned Statoil should be applauded, as it managed to find and efficiently develop the huge offshore Skuld Field (with life-cycle beyond 2030) ... ... nevertheless important that this giant is guided into the right direction. It will be interesting to see how the relationship between Rosneft develops with the Russian government, as Gazprom has always been the state official and legal monopoly, but as the former's potential grows, particularly in gas,...