... at the global energy landscape via the lens of a Russian oil major. As usual, I also add extra weblinks ... ... is directly below Rosneft and near to 5th placed Gazprom. It shows that gigantomania is not key to success ... ... places and ending up 57th due to the quickly changing European market. To add salt to the wound, Gazprom ... ... figures will roughly triple from the current level. China will lead the way with the number of cars per ... ... 50 bcm on top of the existing contracts as certain long-term contracts end, but supply will increase by ...
Euro-Russian relations have strained over the recent years ... ... conducted. In this first post of two-part special, a Europe-Russia focused question and answer session is ... ... subsequent second post, coming later, we look at China-Russia.
Europe-Russia ‘Special ... ... Weaponry Myth:
Pathological fear does exist, that Gazprom may in some way use its power to influence ... ... new fields and constructing new pipes are done via long-term contracts. This is vital for Gazprom, as ...
... Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Lille (Sciences Po). His research concerns capitalism, religion, ethics, civil economy, European Union and wider Europe like Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. He is an Associate Editor of the journal TELOS and Fellow of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy.... ... 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 ...
... Renaissance's jack of all trades. However, on a serious note, Russia is facing perhaps one of the biggest challenges in the upcoming ... ... economy is overly dependent upon natural wealth, but our main European market is quickly becoming less accessible raising the ... ... released in 2009. M. Mareš and M. Laryš argue that China’s rise is creating a great opportunity for Russia as ... ... isolated by taiga or encircled by canyons – these are not Gazprom friendly areas due to a lack of piping expertise. Besides ...
... concern (See: InterFax Energy). Additionally, Russia was unable to play-off Europe against China, due to the latters pressure. Russia hoped to supply both markets with its European gas fields, thus making its customers compete against each other (See: Reuters). However, on the brightside Gazprom agreed with China in regards to long-term contracts, thus allowing it to develop the riskier fields as export was more guaranteed. At first, I was sceptical about ...
... them if they occur and what if sceptics are right?
«Oil and Gas Dialogue: Russian Gas in the European Market» Joint International Forum held at IMEMO RAN conference hall on... ... 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...
