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  • The Nord Stream Conspiracy: Europe’s Uncritical Condemnation of Gazprom’s Export Strategy
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    The Nord Stream Conspiracy: Europe’s Uncritical Condemnation of Gazprom’s Export Strategy

    By John Collins Within the context of the deteriorating relationship between Russia and the West, the unceasing debate over the malfeasance of Gazprom business practices rages on. And forgive the author if the tenor of this op-ed is bombastic, vitriolic, and argumentative, but that is exactly the tone taken by European commentators as they ridicule…

  • India’s Supply Dilemmas: IPI, MEIDP, TAPI
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    India’s Supply Dilemmas: IPI, MEIDP, TAPI

    by Pierre Jouvellier National energy mixes for many countries in the world are currently changing from coal to natural gas. It is not surprising to see new emerging markets like India, China and South Africa for natural gas. Indeed, even if coal remains the less expensive fossil fuel for electricity generation, countries are more attracted by…

  • The Week in Review (April 18-25)
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    The Week in Review (April 18-25)

    The Monitoring Team: Glenda Pavon and Zachary Waller Photo: Jerry Mathes II Doha Creates Some Gains Oil producers saw prices soar leading up to last week’s failed production freeze talks in Doha.  Since the news came out that Russia and Saudi Arabia were considering a freeze, prices rose about 29%. Brent went up by about…

  • Louis Skyner’s series of seminars for ENERPO
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    Louis Skyner’s series of seminars for ENERPO

    by Aaron Wood ENERPO Students at EUSP engaged in a series of seminars last week, from April 11th to 14th with Louis Skyner, a senior associate at the renowned London firm of Clifford &Chance. Mr. Skyner has worked for several years in energy law, and at Clifford & Chance, he specializes in banking and finance…

  • Mehdi Sanaei, Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Visits EUSP
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    Mehdi Sanaei, Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Visits EUSP

    by Zachary Waller, Gevorg Avetikyan On April 8th, Mehdi Sanaei, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, visited the European University at St. Petersburg to speak with students, faculty, and other members of the EUSP community. Mr. Sanaei covered a wide range of topics in his conversation at EUSP, but focused on…

  • The Week in Review – April 11-18
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    The Week in Review – April 11-18

    Monitoring Team – Pierre Jouvellier, Bogdan Polishchuk Iranian natural gas, what about a floating liquefaction plant? Since the US sanctions against investments in energy projects have been lifted, Iran is seeking to send its natural gas to Europe. The Iranian Oil Company is currently holding negotiations with a Norwegian company in order to build a floating…

  • Week in Review – March 29 – April 4
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    Week in Review – March 29 – April 4

    Photo by Jerry Mathes II Monitoring Team – John Collins, Bogdan Polishchuk Saudi Arabia Plans $2 Trillion Megafund for Post-Oil Era In the preparation for the ‘post-oil era’, Saudi Arabia is planning steps to diversify the economy. One of such steps is the IPO and resulting sale of up to 5% in Aramco field by…

  • Energy Security of South Korea: All comes down to relations with DPRK?
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    Energy Security of South Korea: All comes down to relations with DPRK?

    by Soojeon Shin South Korea is the ninth-largest energy consumer based on 2014 data by EIA. The energy consumption has continued to increase in line with economic growth. It relies heavily on imports to meet 97% of its total primary energy consumption as a result of insufficient domestic resources. As it does not have yet international…

  • Week in Review – March 21 – 28
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    Week in Review – March 21 – 28

    by Lina Nagell and Zachary Waller Photo by Jerry Mathes II New Exports for Russia, Low ruble entices import of Russian goods.  Deputy PM Says Russian Economy Adjusting to Low Oil Prices, Weak Ruble Will Help Stabilize It  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Wednesday that Russia’s economy is adjusting to low oil prices…

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    Traditional gas markets are changing in the Baltics

    by Aaron Wood The Baltic States traditionally have relied solely on Russian gas, as circumstances of both geography and history have prevented them from finding other sources. However, low gas prices following the North American shale boom have made the relatively fungible and versatile LNG more available to nations in need of options. In the…

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