• ENERPO Journal Volume 7, Issue 1

    ENERPO Journal Volume 7, Issue 1

    The ENERPO Journal team is happy to announce the first edition of the year! A printed edition is available on request. The current edition features six articles, topics ranging from the COP 24 to the effect of oil price shocks. Other featured articles cover the topics of wind energy project as seen through sustainable investors,…

  • FRANÇOIS LÉVÊQUE ON NATURAL GAS COMPETITION: GAZPROM VS. US LNG AND THE EU ANTITRUST LAW
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    FRANÇOIS LÉVÊQUE ON NATURAL GAS COMPETITION: GAZPROM VS. US LNG AND THE EU ANTITRUST LAW

    Professor François Lévêque from Mines-ParisTech led the latest workshop organized by the ENERPO Research Center at the European University at St. Petersburg. Lévêque gave a lecture on natural gas competition in Europe, and highlighted two main issues: firstly, Gazprom is currently experiencing pressure from the entry of new players into the European gas market. This…

  • CALL FOR PAPERS!

    CALL FOR PAPERS!

    ENERPO Journal announces its call for papers for the March 2019 issue! The Journal accepts articles written in English on the subjects of energy security, energy economics, energy policy and the role of various fuels in the energy system. More specifically, the Journal seeks to cover topics such as: Energy efficiency and green economy; Analysis…

  • Book review: Renewables in the Russian Arctic

    Book review: Renewables in the Russian Arctic

    Book Review. Renewable Energy Sources in the Isolated Communities of the Russian Arctic (Возобновляемые источники энергии в изолированных населенных пунктах Российской Арктики). Authors: Berdin, V. H., Kokorin A.O., Yulkin, G.M., Yulkin, M.A. (Бердин В.Х., Кокорин А.О., Юлкин Г.М., Юлкин М.А.). Publisher: WWF, 2017. 80 pp. By Hilma Salonen Far-flung, sparsely populated settlements of the Russian…

  • Oil Price Shocks and Economic Growth: The Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

    Oil Price Shocks and Economic Growth: The Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

    By Alan Mamatov. Abstract: Starting from the second half of the 20th century, many researchers have focused their attention on the increasing influence of oil price shocks on global economic performance. However, the current stock of empirical literature significantly lacks research on developing oil importing economies from the post-Soviet region. The purpose of this paper is…

  • UBERization in oil transportation? Interview with a representative of OSVFinder – an innovative company revolutionizing logistics

    UBERization in oil transportation? Interview with a representative of OSVFinder – an innovative company revolutionizing logistics

    The transportation sector is an essential part of any supply chain. During their studies, students of energy politics often focus ether on upstream or downstream, but omitting the midstream sector is indeed a pity. In this interview with Pierre Jouvellier, ENERPO Graduate (2016) we discuss the new developments in the sector of oil transportation and…

  • ENERPO Journal Call for Papers

    ENERPO Journal Call for Papers

    ENERPO Journal announces call for papers for October and December issues of 2017. The Journal accepts articles written in English on the subjects of energy security, energy economics, energy policy and the role of various fuels in the energy system. More specifically, the Journal seeks to cover topics such as: Analysis of regional markets for…

  • SOLAR POWER:  CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS COMPARISON AND THEIR APPLICABILITY IN TAJIKISTAN

    SOLAR POWER: CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS COMPARISON AND THEIR APPLICABILITY IN TAJIKISTAN

    by Gulnoza Khodizoda Abstract This paper’s main focus is to give an overview of the current potential of solar energy utilization through the use of solar power plants and the applicability of this to lower income countries, with a case study on Tajikistan. We will discuss two main types of solar power plants: Concentrated Solar Power…

  • Russian Hydrocarbon Development in the Arctic Despite Sanctions

    Russian Hydrocarbon Development in the Arctic Despite Sanctions

    by Glenda Pavon-Suriel   Abstract Development of hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic shelf is a topic of increasing interest. This is in light of the effects of climate change in the region and recent findings of enormous resource potential. The combination of the environmental implications of resource extraction in the Arctic with the demand for natural…

  • Blog Post – Eni’s offshore barrels are keeping up against onshore oil: how are they doing that?

    By Alberto Perego Eni, the Italian energy company, was created in 1953. The founding head of the company was Enrico Mattei – he was told to decommission and dismantle WWII’s reserves and instead created an oil and gas giant. The Italian company (in fact, the most ‘Italian’ company in the energy sector), although hailing from…