Russia & Vietnam Energy Cooperation
November 12th, 2008
Via Energy Daily, a report on a recent agreement between Russia and Vietnam on further cooperation on geological exploration and hydrocarbon production by their Vietsovpetro joint venture. As the article notes, the agreement prolongs the activity of the Vietsovpetro joint venture between Russia’s Zarubezhneft and Petrovietnam after 2010, and some analysts speculate that – beginning […]
Read more »Russia: CPC Down; Kazakhstan-China Pipeline To Go
November 6th, 2008
Via Stratfor, a detailed analysis of the implications arising from Russia increasing its share in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to 31 percent after buying a 7 percent stake from Oman. The Kremlin has now reached its objective in controlling a key east-west oil pipeline in Central Asia, giving Russia even greater leverage in tampering […]
Read more »Azeri Efforts to Manage European & Russian Interests In Its Resources
November 5th, 2008
Via The International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at Azerbaijan’s efforts to play Europe and Russia off against each other during the tug-of-war over over Azerbaijan’s energy resources. As the article notes: “…Over the past two months, Russia and the United States, acting with the Europeans, have stepped up their attentions to this mostly Muslim […]
Read more »China’s Confidence in Long Term Value of Oil: Chinese Takeover of Russian Oil
October 30th, 2008
From Robert Amsterdam’s insightful blog, an interesting analysis of recent high level agreements between China and Russia in the energy field. As the article notes “…First let’s review what China is throwing into Russia, and what they expect to receive in return. Under significant pressure to refinance company debt, state-owned oil company Rosneft has managed […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Ponders A Pipeline Loan to Russia
October 29th, 2008
Stratfor (subscription required) provided an excellent analysis of the recent discussions between China and Russia over a potential $20 -$25 billion loan to Russian state-owned companies Transneft and Rosneft to build a connector to the Eastern Siberian Pacific Ocean pipeline and ship oil to China. As the article notes: “…China is pondering giving Russia’s state-owned […]
Read more »GOPEC, Go Figure…
October 27th, 2008
Via The Financial Times, another look at the possibility of a Gas OPEC (GOPEC) and, more specifically, the unlikelihood of its success until LNG infrastructure becomes more pervasive around the world. As the article notes “…Exactly 35 years ago, the Arab oil embargo sent western economies into their worst downturn of the postwar period. So […]
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