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Iraq and Iran plot oil revolution in challenge to Saudi Arabia
Iraq sets its sights on the top spot of Middle East oil producers By Andrew Critchlow 28 Jan 2014 www.telegraph.co.uk Iraq’s goal of pumping 9m barrels a day of crude could be a game changer for oil prices and British companies Iraq is poised to flood the oil market by tripling its capacity to pump crude...
Turkey as a regional natural gas hub: myth or reality?
Authors: Simone Tagliapietra Series: Energy: Resources and Markets Keywords: Natural Gas Markets, Southern Gas Corridor, Eastern Mediterranean Gas Corridor, Turkey Gas Outlook, EU Energy Policy, EU Security of Gas Supply Abstract Over the last years Turkey has been increasingly associated in the international political and economic debate with concepts such as “gas corridor” and “gas...
The Beijing Energy Club’s 2013 Annual Report
Beijing Energy Club (BEC) had a very productive year in 2013, during which a total of 16 events, including 11 special-focus seminars, were organized. It was a record-setting year in terms of the quality and quantity of events since its inception five years ago; from Energy in the Arctic – environmental and geopolitical challenges...
Summary and Future Agenda
THE REGIONAL GAME-CHANGERS Energy, Investment and Geopolitics Sait Halim Paşa Yalısı, Istanbul, Turkey 12 December 2013 Click here for PDF document: The Launch Meeting Summary and Future Agenda In a nutshell 1 – In the words of one senior business executive, “The Bosphorus Energy Club (BEC) has produced what it set out to do”...
Discussion Notes on the Regional Game -Changers
Energy, Investment and Geopolitics Sait Halim Pasa Yalısı, Istanbul, Turkey 12 December 2013 The launch meeting of the Bosphorus Energy Clubhas identified key global and regional game-changers that are likely to shape and inform
Programme & Who’s Who, with Photos and Bios
The regional game-changers Energy, Investment and Geopolitics Sait Halim Paşa Yalısı, Istanbul – 12 December – 2013 / 13:30-22:30 -Programme & Who’s Who-
Some of the discussants and participants
Taner Yıldız, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey, Amos J Hochstein, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy, Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, Secretary-General of the D8 Economic Co-operation Organisation,
Agenda
The regional game-changers Energy, Investment and Geopolitics Sait Halim Pasa Yalisi- Istanbul Click here for pdf document: The Club’s launch meeting – 12 December 2013 – Agenda
Our Partners
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Davos summit calls for cleaner energy, focus on climate change
JOHN HEILPRIN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The Associated Press Published Wednesday, Jan. 22 2014, 5:51 PM EST Leaders gathered in the Swiss ski resort of Davos are pushing for nations worldwide to shift to cleaner energy sources as the best way to contain global warming and re-energize the global economy. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, reflecting the top billing...
What and why on the Bosphorus Energy Club – Video Presentation
The Club president outlines the global and regional game-changers on a video, produced by Mehmet Binay. Video Presentation
Mehmet Öğütçü
In English | Chairman, Global Resources Partnership, UK Special Envoy for The Energy Charter, Brussels Executive Chairman, The Bosphorus Energy Club, Istanbul An internationally recognized authority on energy diplomacy, finance and investment, Mehmet has built significant knowledge, experience and network with particular geographic focus on Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and China. Based in...
Membership
The Club and its activities are financed entirely through membership fees, listed below, (which vary for founding partners and regular members) and company/ government sponsorship for ad hoc activities. The founding partners serve as directors of the board, are offered a higher profile and power to influence the programme of work and enjoy exclusive access to...
The regional game-changers in Energy, Investment and Geopolitics
This White Paper is a compilation of several contributions prepared for The Bosphorus Energy Club launch meeting. It aims at setting the scene for discussions in an informed manner. We are grateful for valuable inputs to R. Andreas Kraemer, Charles Bland, Danila Bochkarev, Dieter Helm, Dimitar Bechev, Erik Houlleberghs, Filippo Gamba, Ian Walker, Jaroslav Kinach,...
The Bosphorus Energy Club is an exclusive membership-only gathering of the key shakers and movers in the energy, finance and geopolitical world of Eurasia, China, the MENA, the Gulf and Southeast Europe. The Club, as a low profile but strong influence gathering of the energy world, provides an exclusive platform to consider energy, infrastructure and investment needs, share...
