... the authors sought to include the views of experts from Europe, Russia, China, and the US.
The sociological survey included expert ... ... increased their share in the world fruit and vegetable markets. The oil-rich Gulf countries continue to invest in food sectors abroad ... ... Dividends and Costs of the Big Game
Up to the year 2025, the overall energy demand is expected to increase in MENA countries (plus 15 ... ... disputed territories in Israel or new development projects in Jerusalem);
Persistent political instability in the region may hinder ...
... volumes produced, but dominate export wise. At 79 Bcf/d of gas output by 2035 Russia will a major player, but its production will predominantly be conventional as only 5% of it will come from shale.
In overall terms fossil fuels will account for 84% of Russian primary energy usage in 2035, down from 89% in 2012. From these 84% oil and gas will dominate, as despite sizeable coal reserves, Russia’s production of coal will remain relatively modest with only 6th largest production in the world. BP predicts quite a stable trend for Russia, as energy production and consumption ...
... cannot be crossed alone. As customary Casing Point will take an energy based angle and to assist analysis will draw from the recent ... ... different types and specific bilateral relations, like those between Russia and the US. Interestingly, even though energy issues were ... ... engagement. As a number of speakers said it will be vital for USA to finally ratify the overdue UNCLOS (laws of maritime trade),... ... where an estimated 30% of world's untapped gas and 15% of oil is preserved (Daily Mail, 2013). A similar claim was made by ...
... protecting U.S. interests in the region and saving the region’s environment, Russian officials, academics, businesses and environmentalists are preparing for an... ... very strict environmental restrictions. which also now include the lessons from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. If the same incident happens in the Arctic, the consequences... ... on environmental challenges and to work on environmental projects or to invest into energy projects in the Arctic? A.Z.: Everything here is important because everything...
... nor that they are immoral (as it is trendy to bicker online), as in reality they have little choice and China anxiously needs oil as the memory of early 2000s energy famish is still fresh. Basically, China cannot trade with OPEC smoothly as it does not give special treatment via some ... ... guaranteed quotas and rivalry is fierce from traditional majors who have cemented their place over the past century. Moreover, Russia opposes equity investment and it is not corrupt to an extent that it sells major assets, nor can China engage Europe or USA as that is a political minefield.
If we recall in 2005 CNOOC tried to buy USA’s Unocal, but it failed spectacularly,...
... problem lies in the fact that petrodollars derived by OPEC and now Russia cannot be easily spend by the actual producers, as their ... ... developed economies that also tend to be the actual consumers of oil. It is an incredible carrousel or a resource curse, except ... ... change the system. If we look at the recent GDP statistics we see USA has recovered quicker than any other major economy. A lot will ... ... the statistics for manipulators, its frankly shocking. Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) highlight that from 2008 there ...
... footing gives a lot momentum for those that believe exporting gas will damage the domestic economy via high prices. Interestingly, USA’s natural conventional gas production will actually fall steadily, which may raise worries if the unconventional gas is actually overvalued. Also, even Russia, traditionally a pipeline supplier will enter the game with about a 1/10th share by 2025.
No section about energy is complete without China, which is why LUKoil highlights that the Asian dragon has the most favourable conditions to establish shale production and it has already begun ...
... recent IMEMO RAN conference which I attended, the 'superstar' energy expert Daniel Yergin has reiterated this fact numerous times. Thus, the rational thing to do would be to reduce costs as much as possible to increase competitiveness of Russian gas and oil – for instance, the taxation system needs a lot of attention as it is a very heavy burden on the energy industry. The current tax burden of 73% per barrel is unlikely to increase, but it is very high, in contrast the USA's 44% out of each barrel sold. In the UK a dual system exist with a portion of tax going to old oil/gas wells to maintain their production levels which seems very rational and perhaps a case to look into, but vitally this cumulative tax rate ...
... religion, ethics, civil economy, European Union and wider Europe like Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. He is an Associate Editor of the journal ... ... system, its agents, or other factors?
The continuous eurozone turmoil provides a microcosm for the wider global economy. It has variously ... ... whole eurozone, fuelled credit and real estate bubbles in the USA and Europe, which burst in 2008-9 amid the global ‘credit ... ... and authoritarian consolidation, on the other hand.
Energy Calamity
It is argued by some that the Russo-European ...
... made good progress by shifting 9% of Japanese LNG and 7% of its oil in 2011 to Asia. Vladivostok LNG terminal, due for launch in ... ... the rising demand, particularly as recent events have benefited Russia (e.g. Fukushima Disaster). However, the talk about North ... ... It was always very optimistic to even consider this option, but energy companies and academics nevertheless did not abandon the ... ... 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 ...
