Ukraine War Threatens Kazakh Oil Exports
March 11th, 2022
Via Eurasia.net, a report on the impact that the Ukraine war will have up on Kazakhstan’s oil exports: Kazakhstan is facing economic crisis as the war in Ukraine threatens crude oil exports, which alone account for around 14 percent of GDP and 57 percent of exports. The bulk of these oil exports pass through a pipeline from […]
Read more »Gas-Rich Azerbaijan a Russia-Ukraine War Winner
March 1st, 2022
Via the Asia Times, an article on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline which carries gas from Azerbaijan to Europe but Baku can offer only limited supplies if Russia halts shipments: By any measure, Russia’s war on Ukraine will have severe consequences for the global energy system. Heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas, Europe in particular […]
Read more »How Goldman’s BRICs Flew Then Faded in Two Decades
November 17th, 2021
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how the BRICs fared in the two decades since they were named: Jim O’Neill wasn’t trying to change the way investors and executives looked at the world twenty years ago. He just wanted to prove he was up to his new job. Then 44 years old and the just-named […]
Read more »Russia’s Hydrocarbon Sector Set For Long Term Gains From China’s Energy Crunch
October 8th, 2021
Via Denzin Shira, a look at how Russia’s hydrocarbon sector may benefit from China’s energy crunch: China energy’s crisis has been making global headlines these last few weeks with many Chinese regions, suffering energy deficits. Soaring demand in the aftermath of the global pandemic for energy, from the country’s giant industrial sector and higher-spending households, has […]
Read more »Inside Sberbank’s push to become Russia’s Amazon
September 7th, 2021
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Sberbank’s desire to become Russia’s Amazon: For years, Sberbank thought its thousands of green-liveried branches across Russia were holding it back from becoming a global tech leader, and spoke of closing them as customers migrated online. But the branches, once relics of the time when Sberbank was […]
Read more »Azerbaijan and The Diversification of Europe’s Natural Gas Supply
April 25th, 2021
Via Foreign Policy Association, a look at the role Azerbaijan can play in the diversification of Europe’s natural gas supply: It was recently reported that the Shah Deniz consortium has commenced natural gas deliveries to Europe. Shahmar Hajiyev, an AIR Center expert, noted, “This is very important because Azerbaijan became the first country to supply […]
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