New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2009

Russia’s Booming Industry

By Boyko Nitzov

For decades now, underinvestment in Russian gas infrastructure has reduced its reliability and operational efficiency. In addition to an increased risk of accidents, the repairs, maintenance, upgrades and replacements resulting from this physical deterioration are a major cost element.

Energy & Environment
Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2009

Eurasia Gas Paradox

By Boyko Nitzov

The Eurasia gas market is a paradox: declining consumer demand and ample reserves live side-by-side with potential gas shortages.  Already hit hard in early 2009, consumers in a good dozen EU countries may be up for another cold spell this coming winter.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2009

Russia’s Energy Weapon Could Take Aim at USA

By Alexandros Petersen

Recently the European Commission urgently recommended that all European Union member-state governments begin filling natural-gas storage facilities in preparation for energy cutoffs from Russia. If Russia’s Kremlin-controlled energy monopoly Gazprom gets its way, such emergency measures may also become a reality in the United States.

Energy & Environment
Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2009

It’s Time to Get Serious on the Southern Corridor

By Alexandros Petersen

Is Western energy policy in the Black Sea-Caspian region finally coming together? Are the fortunes of the ill-fated Nabucco pipeline finally looking up?

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2009

Azerbaijan the Energy Partner Europe Needs Most

By Borut Grgic

Yesterday’s meeting in Prague on the ‘Southern Corridor’ – the pipelines that will bring gas and oil to Europe – produced a decent result, though still missing are agreements on a transit regime with Turkey and on the volumes to be sold on the European market. The key lies in Azerbaijan.

New Atlanticist

May 1, 2009

Russian Oil and Gas Starts Flowing East

By Boyko Nitzov

Since the beginning of the modern petroleum industry around 1850, oil exports from Russia and other countries in the North Caspian have flown almost exclusively one way: west. The Baku refineries in Azerbaijan were already linked to the Batumi port on the Black Sea by a kerosene-carrying pipeline in 1906. Once the oil treasures of […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2009

Publicly Funded Energy Research Needed Yesterday

By Boyko Nitzov

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has been touted as a major step towards a more secure and cleaner energy future. This much is quite true. The question is, is the step big enough to span the void and aren’t we risking being pushed into it before the step could be actually […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2009

Caspian Energy Policy Adrift at Sea

By Borut Grgic

Caspian leaders want offers for their gas but instead the EU is holding a series of energy conferences that compete with each other. Europe’s project to create a southern gas corridor bringing Caspian gas to European households is on the verge of collapse. In part that is because Turkey has become a big obstacle to […]

Energy & Environment

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