... 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 ... ... million tons extracted by Russia. In fact, Alaska’s Kenal LNG Terminal was closed due to its inability to compete against ...
... contested waters of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games, except ... ... Characteristically, China used diplomatic language and did not refer to the USA when speaking about 'large nations', but no ... ... some of these partners in my older post (e.g. Central Asia or Russia; see: China Post), but extent of success via diversification ... ... Also, in the last decade the world has recorded an upsurge of LNG tankers with Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and Australia shipping ...
... significant number of existing LNG import facilities that can be quickly converted for LNG exports (albeit LUKoil does not underline the huge cost). A lot will depend on the US political climate... ... 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...
... to the heavily LNG focused Asian states. But still, Gazprom 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 2017, will increase capacity matching the rising demand, particularly as recent events have benefited Russia (e.g. Fukushima Disaster). However, the talk about North Korea becoming a "transit state" have been completely ... ... gas needs. Perhaps, in the perfect world, where the last 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 energy matters.
At a junction – ES-2030:
ES-2030 ...
... Digest. My aim here is to recap, analyse, and offer links to top: Oil&Gas News, Pictures & Videos, from experts and institutions ... ... comment below!
March's Top News:
- Xi Jinping... From Russia With Love:
Xi Jinping visit to Russia was highly symbolic,... ... 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 ... ... very rapid. China has single-handedly fuelled more demand for LNG and expanded not only in its domestic, but also in international ...
... to daily scan both Russian and Western media outlets, news stands, twitter profiles, oil companies press releases and alike - for major news, interesting articles and possible... ... to leave a comment – lets make these blogs interactive!
Shale Gas History (USA):
The New Times – a Russian weekly – reports that the US Shale Revolution is picking up pace at unprecedented... ... states have shale operations. As a result, US natural gas imports fell by 45% whereas LNG import decline by 19% since shale inception. Impressively, by 2015 the overall energy...
... dissertation «The Role of Eastern Energy Strategy in the Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities and Threats» at the ... ... findings and conclusions with anyone who is interested in the oil and gas industry. Before commencing, I just want to give all ... ... less expensive.
- Liquefied Natural Gas with Asia on Route:
LNG demand will increase, particularly in Asia, as developing economies ... ... entity, with a net-equal position between its imports and exports. USA even had to convert its now useless LNG terminals (which it ...
... will be no immediate Mayan apocalypse as some may have felt, but in today’s world things change quickly making one ponder – what must be done to stop any changes, how to adapt to 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 7th December 2012; moderated by Ivanova N. I., RAN Academic and Associate Director of IMEMO RAN, and Eric Dam, General Director of Energy Delta Institute....
