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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 ...
The Bosphorus Energy Club
Our Partners
26 January
in OUR PARTNERS
The club has entered into mutually beneficial partnership with many like-minded, influential international groups including, inter alia: [easy-media cat="37" col="2" align="center"] The club is also in the process of creating a network of international energy advisors from Central Asia/Caspian, Russia, China, the MENA, the Gulf, Africa, South Asia and South East Europe, who will serve as regional liaison and advise the club activities and its members....
Davos summit calls for cleaner energy, focus on climate change
JOHN HEILPRIN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The Associated PressPublished Wednesday, Jan. 22 2014, 5:51 PM ESTLeaders 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 that climate change has in Davos this year, said the world economy is at risk unless a binding deal is agreed in Paris in...
What and why on the Bosphorus Energy Club – Video Presentation
12 January
in VIDEO GALLERY
The Club president outlines the global and regional game-changers on a video, produced by Mehmet Binay. Video Presentation ...
Mehmet Öğütçü
07 January
in FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIR
In English | Chairman, Global Resources Partnership, UK Special Envoy for The Energy Charter, Brussels Executive Chairman, The Bosphorus Energy Club, Istanbul Independent Board Member, Genel Energy plc, London and Sisecam Group, Istanbul An internationally recognized authority on geopolitics, energy diplomacy, and investment, Mehmet has built significant knowledge and experience in the fields of energy, natural resources, investment and geopolitical risks with particular geographic focus on Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and China. Based in London, Paris, and Istanbul, his...
Membership
06 January
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 senior-level engagements, strategic insights and activities. Regular Club members pay a fixed subscription per year in order to benefit from the Club...
The regional game-changers in Energy, Investment and Geopolitics
06 January
in The WHITE PAPER
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, Jean-Arnold Vinois, John Roberts, Marat Terterov, Michal Franco Kedmi, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Murat Çolakoğlu, Xu Jiaojie, and Tatsuo Masuda. -...
06 January
in ABOUT US
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 strategic knowledge, power network, develop innovative solutions, and help reduce geopolitical tensions. It also acts as a Track-II energy diplomacy channel...
Southeast Europe’s Energy: less confrontation, more collaboration
21 December
in BEC IN THE MEDIA
Hürriyet Daily News | 21 December-2013 - Mehmet Öğütçü - Dimitar Bechev One of the key strategic issues we discussed at the 12 December launch of The Bosphorus Energy Club at Sait Halim Pasha Yalisi was how the global game-changers in energy would affect the resource poor Southeast Europe, sandwiched between the major regions of the world. Southeast Europe or the Balkans has witnessed a centuries-old battleground between European powers, Russia and Turkey for geostrategic influence and economic supremacy. In modern times, it has emerged as a new battleground where Russia keeps pushing for its continued...
“When it comes to energy, the rule of the game is to expect the unexpected. So much effort is going into research, development and innovation all across the energy spectrum, 10 years from now we may well see the next game changer” - Daniel Yergin - Profound changes are taking shape right now in world energy. We are on the verge of an ongoing energy revolution. The world economy, trade and investment shifts, new strategic partnerships involving the...
“Boğaziçi’nin enerjisi biraraya geldi”
15 December
in BEC IN THE MEDIA
15 Aralık 2013 - Petroturk - K.Evren Izbırak - Enerji Uzmanı Mehmet Oğütçü’nün girişimiyle kurulan ve Onursal Başkanlığı’nı Enerji Bakanı Taner Yıldız’ın üstlendiği Boğaziçi Enerji Kulübü (The Bosphorus Energy Club) ilk toplantısını bugün İstanbul’da gerçekleştiriyor. Eski diplomat, OECD, IEAve BG Group ustduzeyyoneticisi Mehmet Öğütçü’nün girişimiyle kurulan ve Onursal Başkanlığını Enerji Bakanı Taner Yıldız'ın üstlendiği Boğaziçi Enerji Kulübü (The Bosphorus Energy Club) bugün İstanbul Sait Halim Pasa Yalısı’nda ilk toplantısını gerçekleştirdi. Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Taner Yıldız, enerjinin artik uluslararası politikaları...
Bloomberg TV, What results emerged from the Bosphorus Energy Club?
Bloomberg TV | 13 Aralık 2013 Programa katılan Bosphorus Energy Club Başkanı Mehmet Öğütçü, CNPC Yatırım direktörü Xu Xiaojie ve Bulgaristan Eski Enerji Bakanı Traicho Traikov kulübün bir gün önce, İstanbul'da Sait Halim Paşa Yalısı'nda gerçekleştirilen ilk toplantısına ilişkin soruları yanıtladı. ...
HÜRRİYET – 11 Aralık 2013
11 December
in BEC IN THE MEDIA
Hürriyet Gazetesi | 11 Aralık 2013 Merve ERDİL - İstanbul’da çok özel bir kulüp kuruldu. Üst düzey yöneticiler, bakanlar, önde gelen işadamları ve kanaat önderlerini yılda birkaç kez bir araya getirecek bu kulüp, enerji konularına odaklanacak. İlk toplantısı yarın gerçekleşecek kulübün adı ise “Bosphorus Energy Club”. İSTANBUL yeni bir kulübe ev sahipliği yapacak. Fakat bu kulüp diğerlerine benzemiyor. İngiltere’de 1925’te kurulan Petrol Kulübü’nden esinlenerek kurulan “Boğaziçi Enerji Kulübü-Bosphorus Energy Club”, uluslararası enerji camiasının yakından tanıdığı enerji ve diplomasi uzmanı Mehmet...
The Bosphorus Energy Club, ilk toplantısını İstanbul’da gerçekleştiriyor
10 December
in BEC IN THE MEDIA
ANKA HABER AJANSI / (HM/ÖZK) | 10 Aralık 2013 Salı TSİ:17:27 -The Bosphorus Energy Club'ın "Enerji, Yatırım ve Jeopolitikada Yeni Bölgesel Oyun Değiştiriciler" konulu ilk etkinliği 12 Aralık Persembe günü, İstanbul’da gerçekleştiriliyor. İSTANBUL(ANKA) - Türkiye'nin enerji oyuncusu olma politikalarını destekleyecek yeni bir adım atıldı. Global Resources Corporation Başkanı ve eski diplomat Mehmet Öğütçü'nün girişimiyle kurulan ve Onursal Başkanlığı'nı Enerji Bakanı Taner Yıldız'ın üstlendiği The Bosphorus Energy Club, ilk toplantısını 12 Aralık Perşembe günü İstanbul'da gerçekleştiriyor. Kulübün kurucuları arasında BP, Shell ve...
Please less paranoia, more self-respect and confidence
18 November
in BEC IN THE MEDIA
Hürriyet Daily News | November/18/2013 MEHMET ÖGÜTÇÜ | Our minds are still obsessed with, and conditioned by, the 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, and the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres. True, they both sought to carve up the decaying Ottoman dominions. True, they both led to the disintegration of the 624-year long Ottoman Empire on three continents. But still living under the heavy burden of this period after more than 90 years is not healthy....
Interview with Mehmet Öğütçü (Recorded during the TEAS Business Forum)
https://vimeo.com/88055431 Interview with Mehmet Öğütçü Chairman The Bosphorus Energy Club 5 November 2013 Recorded during the TEAS Business Forum Hamilton Place, London The European Azerbaijan Society From TEAS TV - Why is it importand that Azerbaijan’s role in the Southern Corridor is being discussed at this time? ...
Unconventional Fuels: Geopolitical Consequences for the Arabian Gulf
By Mehmet Öğütçü | 29-30 October 2013 | Produced for "19 th Annual Conference Energy Unconventional fossil fuels: The next hydrocarbon revolution?" | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research In this paper, produced for the United Arab Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi, Mehmet Öğütçü examines the implications for the Arabian Gulf Region of the rise of unconventional fuels in North America and puts forth some recommendations to mitigate its negative effects. He also...