Energy & Environment

BSEEF: Opening 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 Ambassador Mikail Eriksson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden (Speaking on behalf of Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden; Former Prime Minister, Sweden) Doru Costea, State Secretary for Global Affairs, Ministry of […]

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: 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, […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session IV.1 — Primary Electricity: Aligning Incentives and Constraints (Transcript)

By Peter Cassata

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Adrian Baicusi, General Director, Transelectrica Halil Alis, Acting General Manager, Teias Pompiliu Budulan, General Director, Hidroelectrica Bogomil Manchev, CEO, Risk Engineering October 1, 2009 (Note:  Mr. Manchev’s remarks are delivered via translator.) BOGOMIL MANCHEV:  (In progress) – power […]

BSEEF: Luncheon Keynote Address Transcript

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, DG TREN, European Commission

BSEEF, 10/1: Session II — Scenarios for Future Energy Security (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: William Chandler, Director, Energy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Steven Everts, Personal Representative, Secretary-General, High Representative for Energy and Foreign Policy, Council of the European Union Noe van Hulst, Secretary-General, International Energy Forum, Riyadh Julia Nanay, Senior […]

BSEEF, 10/1: Session III — The New Energy Mix: Policy and Business Challenges (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Page Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: General Chuck Wald, Director and Senior Advisor, Deloitte & Touche; Board Member, Atlantic Council Claudio Zito, CEO and Country Manager, Enel Romania Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman, UK Atomic Energy Authority Ana Palacio, Senior Executive Vice President, Foreign Relations, […]