Energy & Environment

BSEEF, 10/2: Session VIII — The Role of the Black Sea Region in International Energy Markets (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Ambassador Richard Burt, Managing Director, McLarty Associates Sergiu Celac, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania Timothy Gould, Directorate for Global Energy Dialogue, International Energy Agency Antoaneta Courleanu, Deputy Corporate Vice President, UniCredit Group Slavcho Neykov, Director, Energy Community […]

Black Sea to Supply Europe’s Energy?

By Alexandros Petersen

The Black Sea region could replace Russia as Europe’s primary source of energy in the coming decades. Speaking on October 1 at the Atlantic Council’s Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF), Mehmet Uysal, the Chairman of Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) argued that while the greater Black Sea region is emerging as an important hub for […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session IV.2 — The Future of Coal and Green Electricity: Capitalizing on New Technologies (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Boyko Nitzov, Director, Eurasia Energy Center, Atlantic Council; Dinu Patriciu Fellow for Transatlantic Energy Security, Atlantic Council German Aynbinder, Business Development Director, Donbass Fuel Energy Company W.A. Fitzhugh Lee, CEO, Green Source Energy Nicolae Nemirschi, Minister of Environment, […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Luncheon Keynote Address – Fabrizio Barbaso (Prepared Remarks)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speaker: Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, DG TREN, European Commission October 1, 2009 The critical role of the Black Sea Region in strengthening EU Energy Security (Prepared Remarks) Introduction It is a pleasure to be back in Romania and […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session IV.3 — Oil for the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Platts Bruno Siefken, Vice President, Upetrom Group Mark Sturgess, General Manager, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Hunt Oil October 1, 2009 JOHN ROBERTS:  (In progress) – instructions to slideshows that give legal […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session IV.4 — The Role of Natural Gas: Resources and Technologies (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Katsumi Kuroda, Senior Vice President, Energy Business, Mitsubishi Corporation Naske Afezolli, Head of Gas and Power, EGL Lucian Stancu, Deputy General Manager, Romgaz Aleksander Kovacevic, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies October 1, 2009 KATSUMI […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session IV.5 — Managing Risk in Energy Finance and Services (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Werner Weihs-Raabl, Head of Infrastructure, Finance and Public Sector, Erste Bank Bratislav Ceperkovic, Executive Manager, Electric Power Industry of Serbia Lado Gurgenidze, Executive Chairman and CEO, People’s Bank of Georgia; Former Prime Minister, Georgia Victor Ionescu, Director General, […]

BSEEF: Welcome Remarks Transcript

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman, Atlantic Council Mircea Geoana, President, Senate of Romania Crin Antonescu, Vice President, Senate of Romania

BSEEF, 10/1: Session I — Executive Roundtable: Global Energy Future (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Fred Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Tom Cwikla, Senior Vice President, Hunt Oil Company Selahattin Hakman, President, Sabanci Energy Group Helmut Konuk, Deputy Chairman and General Manager, Botas Steven Mann, Senior Counselor, International Affairs, ExxonMobil Mariana Gheorghe, […]