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Oct 10, 2012

Shah Deniz II and the Southern Gas Corridor: The Endgame

By Jason Harmala

On October 10 the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held a small, off-the-record discussion with BP Azerbaijan Vice President Al Cook on Shah Deniz and progress toward realization of the Southern Gas Corridor from Baku on the Caspian Sea to Turkey and other European markets beyond it. Mr. Cook provided an update on the status on […]

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Oct 9, 2012

The New Energy World of 2030

By Jason Harmala

On October 9, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted Dr. Daniel Yergin for a discussion with Atlantic Council President & CEO Frederick Kempe to discuss his new book The Quest.

Energy & Environment

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Oct 4, 2012

The Next 40 Years: Advancing EU Energy Objectives in East Central Europe

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council of the United States in coordination with the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research hosted “The Next 40 Years: Advancing EU Energy Objectives in East Central Europe” conference on October 4-5 in Budapest, Hungary.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2012

Energy Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean: Promise and Peril

By David Koranyi and Adnan Vatansever

A year ago, a tempest was looming in the Eastern Mediterranean. A Turkish exploration vessel named Piri Reis accompanied by warships and jets approached a contested area of newly discovered natural gas fields around Cyprus. Direct confrontation was eventually avoided, thanks in no small part to US and European calls for restraint. Nevertheless, the incident […]

Energy & Environment

NATOSource

Sep 20, 2012

Russia and Kyrgyzstan Sign Base, Debt, and Power Deals

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed a series of deals on Thursday including an agreement on maintaining Russian military bases in the Central Asian state, following a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 15-year base agreement, signed by the two nations’ leaders, will come into effect in 2017 with a possible five-year extension. […]

Energy & Environment
Chinese oil rig in South China Sea

New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2012

Deep-Water Oil Rigs as Strategic Weapons

By Martin N. Murphy

This, at least, is how Wang Yilin, Chairman of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), chooses to view them. He reportedly told an audience at CNOOC’s headquarters in Beijing in May that ‘large-scale deep-water rigs are our mobile national territory and a strategic weapon’.

China Energy & Environment

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Sep 14, 2012

Fourth Annual Members’ Conference – How Does Energy Impact International Security?

By Jason Harmala

Summary of the master class “How Does Energy Impact International Security?” at the 2012 Annual Members’ Conference. Gen. James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (Ret.),** former National Security Advisor Moderated by Mr. Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Sep 7, 2012

India and the Economics of Coal

By Jason Harmala

On September 7, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a public discussion titled “India and the Economics of Coal” with Bruce Buckheit, Charles K. Ebinger, and via video-teleconference from India, Krishna Kumar Sharma.

Energy & Environment India

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Sep 6, 2012

Turkmen navy holds war games in gas-rich Caspian

By Marat Gurt, Reuters

From Marat Gurt, Reuters:  Neutral Turkmenistan flexed its military muscle on Wednesday, holding its first naval exercises in the Caspian Sea to show it can rebuff any attack on the oil and gas riches it hopes to sell to Europe.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2012

An Emerging Transatlantic Rift on Energy?

By David Koranyi

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently unveiled his energy plans for the United States, which promises to fulfill the country’s four-decades’-old dream of energy independence. It has the potential to do so. But the price could ultimately be high: a breakdown in global climate negotiations and a rift in relations with Europe.

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