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New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2009

Yet More Delays for Nabucco

By Alexandros Petersen

The latest act in the opera that is Eurasian pipeline geopolitics was a so-called informal Caspian summit outside the Kazakh port city of Aktau.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2009

Turkey’s Role in Resolving Nagorno-Karabakh

By Alexandros Petersen

Alexandros Petersen, nonresident senior fellow at the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Leyla Tagiyeva of Azerbaijan’s News.Az on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

New Atlanticist

Dec 10, 2009

Azerbaijan Key Energy Player with Limited Options

By Alexandros Petersen

Azerbaijan’s ongoing dispute with Turkey about transit terms and revenues for natural gas heading to Europe across Anatolia, as well as uncertainties about the Nabucco pipeline project, have compelled highest-level officials at Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) to publicly consider the option of exporting hydrocarbons eastward, potentially to China and other East Asian markets.

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2009

Role of the Caucasus in European Energy Security

By Boyko Nitzov

Boyko Nitzov, director of programs at the Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Leyla Tagiyeva of Azerbaijan’s News.Az on energy security in Europe.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2009

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Needs a New Security Conference

By Alexandros Petersen

Alexandros Petersen, Dinu Patriciu Fellow for Transatlantic Energy Security and associate director of the Eurasia Energy Center at the Atlantic Council, was interviewed by Leyla Tagiyeva of Azerbaijan’s News.Az on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Steven Everts, Personal Representative, Secretary-General, High Representative for Energy and Foreign Policy, Council of the EU

New Atlanticist

Oct 7, 2009

The Caspian Comes to Europe

By Alexandros Petersen

If EU policymakers and companies won’t go to Caspian energy producers with serious offers for their hydrocarbons, Caspian producers will just have to go to the EU.  This seems to be the message sent by Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan as their state energy companies partner to build an oil pipeline heading to the West.

Energy & Environment

Transcript

Oct 2, 2009

BSEEF: Capstone Session (Transcript)

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009 Speakers: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Metan Kilci, Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey Dinu Patriciu, Chairman, DP Holding SA Tudor Serban, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Romania

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Transcript

Oct 2, 2009

BSEEF: Energy Diversity

Back to Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Energy Diversity at the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum: Energy diversity in the Atlantic community emerged as the major theme in comments from both Ambassdor Richard Morningstar, U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, on the opening night of […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Event Recap

Oct 2, 2009

Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2009

New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2009

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 […]

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