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Geopolitical and economic impacts of ESPO-2 pipeline
In December 2012 Russian oil company “Transneft” brought into service the second section of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO-2) pipeline, which runs between the Siberian city of Skovorodino and...
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Fracking will not affect global fuel balance in the immediate future
Fracking or hydraulic fracturing has been raising heated debate among specialists and political analysts since the beginning of its social advertising campaign in 2012. On both sides of the Atlantic...
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German environment minister: “We aim to limit the use of fracking”
The German environment minister has said the extraction of natural gas using so-called fracking technology wouldn’t start any time soon in Germany. He has announced that laws will be stiffened rather...
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The Standard (Hong Kong): Shale gas unlikely to wipe sheen off Russian shares
While most Asian equity markets have been rallying recently, they are no longer under-valued. But Russia is one market that has remained largely flat of late and is presently trading at very cheap...
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Bulgarian nuclear future and the U.S. intrigues
Bulgaria is facing the wave of the largest mass protests in the last 16 years, being provoked by price hikes. So the resignation of Boyko Borisov’s government has been expected. It was this very...
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Russia draws up business plan to revive the Northern Sea Route
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) gradually becomes an important transport corridor: latest navigation season set a new record in the number of vessels. The Russian energy giant Gazprom successfully...
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Brussels indulges in Trans-Caspian pipe dream again
After the European Commission has finally realized that major investors (RWE) and transit countries (Hungary) are leaving Nabucco, bureaucrats in Brussels are now trying to revitalize a distressed...
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Interview with French expert in geopolitics A. Latsa: “The Arctic has never...
We publish our exclusive interview on the Arctic affairs with Alexandre Latsa, French expert in geopolitics and author of “Putin’s New Russia”. The RIA Novosti News Agency contributor Alexandre Latsa...
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Nuclear Industry Re-Energizing after Fukushima
Reconstructing nuclear confidence in post-Fukushima world is a long and painful process. But real-life energy demands especially in the developing countries predetermine a significant share of nuclear...
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Kudankulam sees green light, some problems remain unsolved
Kudankulam is a nuclear power plant constructed by the Russian company Rosatom in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Construction process has been challenged by civil unrest and ridiculous new...
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Fracking FAQ
Q: What is exactly the “shale bubble”? Will shale gas production dramatically change the situation on the global natural gas market? A: Hydraulic fracturing is a relatively old technology which was...
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Nabucco West suspension opens the way for South Stream
The BP/Statoil-led energy consortium that operates the giant offshore Shah Deniz field denied Azerbaijan’s natural gas to the Nabucco West pipeline. BP was not the first investor to flee the project....
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South Stream in heat of energy battles
Eurasian energy wars are on the way to the next phase. The United States and the European Commission’s leadership tried real hard to frustrate the implementation of North Stream project. Having failed...
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Nuclear threat on Fukushima NPP is more real than ever
Japanese nuclear corporation Tokyo Electric Power Co, known as Tepco, started removing fuel rods from a storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor building. It is still unclear why the company that couldn’t...
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Balkan States stand South Stream despite EU criticism
Bitter about sudden collapse in talks between Ukraine and the EU in Vilnus, the European Commission demanded to renegotiate the terms of their agreements with Gazprom on the South Stream natural gas...
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Yamal LNG project: new northern gas route
Late December 2013 final investment decision (FID) was made on Yamal LNG. The Yamal LNG project is a child of Russia’s fast-growth gas producing enterprise NOVATEK and French oil & gas giant Total....
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Hungary asserts its energy independence with South Stream
During recent talks in Budapest, the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and Gazprom’s CEO, Alexey Miller, announced that the construction of South Stream in Hungary will begin in April 2015. “We...
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Sanctions against Russia will deal a blow to the American nuclear industry
Nuclear energy is just one example of how America’s aggressive, expansionist policy abroad can cause real damage to key sectors of the US economy. The Democrat John Kerry, who is threatening Russia...
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CNPC Deal Becomes Russia’s Gateway to Asian Gas Market
The recent deal between China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Russian energy company Gazprom has the potential to counterbalance U.S. energy sanctions and broaden Russia’s energy options in...
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Russian Gas Provides Lifeline To Chinese Expansion
he shale gas game began to cool in China after the latest plunge in oil prices. However, thanks to the recently concluded Power of Siberia pipeline deal, Beijing will be able to rely on a stable supply...
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