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China's foreign oil policy : genesis, deployment and selected effects
Christie, Edward Hunter; Francois, Joseph F.; Urban, … - 2010
China is a rising global power with a growing role and impact on the world's energy markets as well as on the Earth's climate system. China pursues its development in an essentially non-confrontational manner, a vision encapsulated by the notion of peaceful rise which is viewed positively in the...
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Caspian region: the geopolitical implications for European energy strategy
Aydin, Ulviyye; Azhgaliyeva, Dina - 2019
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Western countries have signed several agreements regarding the use of hydrocarbon resources in the Caspian Basin, with the aim of diversifying their energy suppliers. However, recession in the world economy and persistently low oil prices have...
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The Cartel Behind the California Energy Crisis
Black, William K.; Black, Kenny Joseph Carbone - 2015
(Republican) Governor Wilson and a cartel. They favored price caps. The Clinton administration supported Governor Davis. Ken Lay … Regulator Commission (FERC) opposed price caps and barred state officials from access to tapes proving that there was a cartel …. The facts never supported the “perfect storm” theory. The theory that best fit the facts was that a cartel caused the …
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Trade in energy services : GARS and India
Mukherjee, Arpita; Goswami, Ramneet - 2009
Energy plays a vital role in the development of any economy and given its unequal distribution trade in energy, especially fossil fuels, is an important component of international trade. In the past, due to its public good characteristics, energy-related services were mostly supplied by the...
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Climate Change and Global Energy Security : Technology and Policy Options
Brown, Marilyn A. - 2014
Tackling climate change and improving energy security are two of the twenty-first century's greatest challenges. In this book, Marilyn Brown and Benjamin Sovacool offer detailed assessments of the most advanced commercially available technologies for strengthening global energy security,...
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Energy Security of West Africa : The Case of Natural Gas
Zigah, Elias - 2020
The Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk....
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Russian Oil and Gas Sector in 2016
Bobylev, Yuri - 2017
The oil and gas sector is among principal sectors of the Russian economy and is the driving force in shaping the state budget revenues and the trade balance. In 2016, Russia's crude oil production hit an all-time peak since 1990, and crude oil exports were close to an all-time high. Under the...
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Energy Stocks as a Separate Portfolio Allocation
Jennings, William W. - 2020
I examine energy stocks in the context of a diversified investment portfolio. Several factors – the importance of the energy sector, their potential to hedge energy risks, growing interest in real assets, as well as anecdotes of sophisticated investors focusing on energy investments –...
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Russian Oil and Gas Sector in 2012
Bobylev, Yuri - 2015
Oil and gas production remain the core sector of Russia economy, which has a leading role in generating federal budget revenue and this country's balance of trade. The factors that exerted the most significant influence on the development of the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy in 2012...
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