Tag: EU

  • News Blog – The EU Releases New Directive on Gas Contracts
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    News Blog – The EU Releases New Directive on Gas Contracts

    by Henrik Vorloeper In February 2016, the European Union Commission proposed a new directive on gas contracts, in which the Commission further extends its control over EU member relations with non-EU suppliers. Even if the new directive might take up to two years, which is according to Platts a normal time exposure to adopt new regulations in…

  • The Weekly Newsletters for February 21st and 28th are up!

    The most recent 2 Enerpo Journal Newsletters are now up on the site in PDF format.  Not getting our newsletter sent to you directly?  Subscribe to view them before they’re posted on the Journal site.

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    Newsletter – Message from the Editor-in-Chief

    Irina Mironova I would like to welcome our readers to the new semester with ENERPO students! We are continuing our activities within the World Oil and Gas Affairs Seminar, and for the next thirteen weeks, we will send you our Newsletter. The structure of the Newsletter will remain the same: we will provide with our…

  • Analysis – SOUTH CAUCASIAN FACTOR IN RUSSIA’S SECURITY OF GAS DEMAND

    Analysis – SOUTH CAUCASIAN FACTOR IN RUSSIA’S SECURITY OF GAS DEMAND

    by Konstantin Golub Russia is one of the leaders in the world energy trade and exports almost half of the primary energy produced. Natural gas plays significant role in those exports. Russia is encountering new challenges in the European gas market, which is the central in Russia’s natural gas exports. The challenges can broadly be characterised…

  • Energy News Blog – Russia and the New Geopolitics of Oil

    By Irina Mironova, Aaron Wood (This text was written for Russia Direct) The changing structure of the global oil trade – which includes new roles for Russia and Saudi Arabia and the rise of non-state actors such as ISIS – has important implications for Russia’s energy industry. Russia’s top energy companies, already grappling with the…

  • The Week in Review (October 12 – 17)

    The Monitoring Team: Jason Corbin, Henrik Vorloeper ISIS is still making money out of oil sales The ISIS regime and its infrastructure has been a target of Western and now Russian airstrikes, but yet ISIS still produces about 34,000-40,000 barrels per day, sold for USD 20 to USD 40 per barrel, which brings the militants…

  • Energy News Blog

    Natural Gas Supply in Europe, A Case Study of Poland by Pierre Jouvellier In the ENERPO Newsletter from September 25, 2015, Lina Nagell and Henrik Vorloeper reported on the progress of the new LNG terminal in Poland: “The LNG terminal at Swinoujscie is likely to reach full capacity in 2018. Jan Chadam, head of state-owned Polskie LNG,…

  • The Week in Review (October 05 – 09)

    The Monitoring Team: Lina Nagell, Fatma Babayeva Due to speculation that demand is picking up, oil surged to above $50 a barrel in NY. OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla Salem El-Badri stated that demand would increase by 1.5 million barrels a day this year, more than previously projected, amid cheaper fuel prices. El-Badri continued to talk up…

  • International Summit at EUSP: Report

    International Summit at EUSP: Report

    Russia in Changing Global Markets: New Challenges and Opportunities International Summit Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2-3 October 2015   By Irina Mironova and Michael Roh On October 2-3, the International Energy Center at the European University at Saint Petersburg held an International Summit “Russia in Changing Global Markets: New Challenges and Opportunities”. Representatives of international energy expert…

  • The Week in Review (September 14 – 21)

    The Monitoring Team: Lina Nagell, Henrik Vorloeper   Gazprom on Top of the News in European Gas Markets Gazprom’s European export estimate (including Turkey) has increased to 158 bcm, compared to earlier predictions of 152-155 bcm made for this year. Exports totalled 159.4 in 2014. The price for the winter season is expected to be…