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Tag: Oil and Natural Gas Markets

  • 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…

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    Tax Changes in Russian Oil and Gas

    by Zachary Waller No matter where in the world you are, taxes are a complicated thing if you’re a large business. Russia is no exception to this rule. With the fall in oil and natural gas prices (and subsequent decline in state tax revenue from the sector), the Russian Federation (specifically the Russian Ministry of…

  • ENERPO Workshop: Drebentsov, BP’s Chief Economist for Russia and the CIS
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    ENERPO Workshop: Drebentsov, BP’s Chief Economist for Russia and the CIS

    by John Collins Amidst the vortex of uncertainty surrounding world hydro-carbon markets, Mr. Vladimir Drebenstov, the chief economist for BP in Russia and the CIS, arrived last Wednesday at the European University to give a presentation aptly entitled the Changing World of Oil and Gas, and included projections from the latest BP Energy Outlook. The presentation…

  • 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…

  • 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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    The Week in Review (March 13 – 20)

    The Monitoring Team: Aaron Wood, Pierre Jouvellier Rocket Strike. Gas infrastructure out of commission in Algeria. Algerian Gas Infrastructure Suffers Rocket Strike A Statoil and Sonatrach joint venture in Algeria suffered an as of yet unidentified rocket strike. In Sallah suffered damage to its central processing system on March 18th, although luckily no staff have…

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    The Acceleration of American Energy Exports: Implications for Russia

    As the U.S. started exporting oil and gas to Europe in late February, 40 years after the oil embargo imposed by the Congress, American oil and gas on the European market may have grave implications for Russia.

  • Mozambique: The New African Player in International Gas Market
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    Mozambique: The New African Player in International Gas Market

    by Pierre Jouvellier The changing structure of national energy mixes in several countries is currently giving new opportunities for natural gas exporters. For instance, with the declining oil price and the rise of environmental concerns, governments and nations are more attracted by natural gas instead of coal for power generation. Although coal and petroleum coke…

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    Blog Post – Sergei Komlev of Gazprom Export Gives Presentation at EUSP

    by Henrik Vorloeper Oil and gas like apples and pears On 2nd March 2016 ENERPO students of the European University at Saint Petersburg listened carefully, when Sergei Komlev, Head of Contract Structuring and Price Formation Directorate, Gazprom Export explained Gazprom’s problem in finding the right price for its gas on the markets, especially in Europe. These…

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    Cheap Oil May Spell Trouble for Canals

    by Henrik Vorloeper One of the most interesting news stories this month was published on the website, “BBC Future”, and discusses the trading industry and its return to pre-industrial shipping routes and avoiding manmade waterways like the Suez and Panama Canals by detouring around continents. This new phenomenon was explored and analyzed by the Danish SeaIntel Maritime Analysis and…

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