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FINANCING GAS PROJECTS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
The German Marshall Fund of the United States | FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY PAPER SERIES | July 2015 Anastasios Giamouridis | Nikos Tsafos Preface In this paper, Tassos Giamouridis and Nikos Tsafos provide a detailed assessment of the factors that influence investment in gas and related infrastructure projects worldwide with a focus on the Eastern Mediterranean....
National Renewable Energy Action Plan For Turkey
The Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Yenilenebilir Enerji Genel Müdürlüğü, has carried out the National Renewable Energy Action Plan for the period 2013-2023. The Directive 2009/28/EC of The European Parliament and of The Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and...
A new Route for Russian Gas, Bypassing Ukraine-Through Turkey Policies and Prospects
Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies | Articles | 2015 No:39 Liana Jervalidze During his visit to Turkey on 1 December 2014, President Putin announced Russia’s decision to discontinue the South Stream project since the initiative failed to gain the support of the European Union. Moreover, Mr Putin declared Russia and Turkey’s joint willingness to construct...
Foreign banks ignite an oil war in Iraqi Kurdistan
Ekurd Daily | July 18, 2015 By John Dizard LONDON,— One of the most annoying aspects of the Greece/ Grexit story over the past several months is the pretentious use of military metaphors by a collection of soft-handed politicians and commentators. Attending meetings in Brussels is a “war”. Facing television cameras is a “battle”. Just to...
Iran after the (Potential) Nuclear Deal: What’s Next for the Country’s Natural Gas Market?
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei 2014.031 NOTE DI LAVORO Authors: Simone Tagliapietra Series: Energy: Resources and Markets Keywords: Iran gas market, International gas markets, World energy outlook, Nuclear talks JEL n.: Q40, Q42, Q48 Abstract Iran is the perennial “elephant in the room” of international gas trade. The country could well become, one day, a major...
Russia’s high-stakes game in Iraq: Expanding their role in the Middle East
Second Life Of Defence | 2014-01-19 | By Stephen Blank | Ten years after the American invasion Iraq is in danger of disintegration. Its stability cannot be taken for granted or even assumed. Evidently Iraq is not far from being a failed state and Syria is already deep in the throes of protracted civil war. Both...
Yunanistan Türk Akımı’na dahil oldu
Hürriyet – (A.A) – | 20 Haziran 2015 Rusya, Türk Akım boru hattı projesinin Yunanistan’a uzatılması için Atina ile hükümetler arası anlaşma imzaladı. Rusya Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin geçen sene Türkiye’ye yaptığı ziyarette Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan ile Türk Akımı projesine son hali verilmişti. Anlaşmanın imza töreninde konuşan Rusya Enerji Bakanı Alexander Novak, Yunanistan ile hatta eşit...
Turkish Stream and the EU Security of Gas Supply: What’s Next?
www.europeangashub.com | 06/05/2015 by Manfred Hafner and Simone Tagliapietra Introduction On December 1, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the energy world by announcing, during a state visit to Turkey, the demise of the long-planned South Stream pipeline project and the launch of a new project to evacuate Russian gas to Turkey and South-East Europe bypassing...
Iran and Russia: A new alignment?
www.NEWSBASE.com| May 2015 A NewsBase Research Briefing Iran is home to around 34 tcm of gas, but at present it lacks extra production capacity for export. FOR the past 30 years, Iran has lived in a more or less self-imposed geopolitical isolation. From Tehran, the view has been of a hostile US, its no-less...
China’s New Silk Road: Implications for the US
Shuaihua Wallace Cheng | YaleGlobal | 28 May 2015 China’s response to the so-called US pivot to Asia is to expand influence in Asia. Known as the “One Belt, One Road,” the modern-day Silk Road network “will not only enhance ‘five connections’ – trade, infrastructure, investment, capital and people – it will create a community with ‘shared...
Mehmet Ogutcu addressed The Tuft University Fletcher School’s
The Tuft University Fletcher School’s | April 2014 REPORT Building off of “Turkey’s Turn? Perennial Linchpin or Emerging Hub?”, a conference hosted by the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) at The Fletcher School in April 2014, this report dives into the many questions confronting Turkey today. From the government at home, to threats...
Global Game-Changers in Energy: Implications for Eurasia
Mehmet Öğütçü, Chairman | Paris, 17 April 2015 | World energy game-changers Changing dynamics, game, players and rules New demand map, changes in energy mix, and unconventional supply sources Shift in trading and investment patterns Volatility in prices, technological breakthroughs Environment, efficiency and climate change Is energy security a national security matter? Heightened geopolitical, cyber and other...
Will natural gas cooperation with Russia save the Greek economy?
Bruegel | 16th April 2015 | – structural impact on the Greek economy will be limited – by Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann In the midst of profound turbulence in the negotiations between Greece and its international lenders, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Moscow last week for an official visit to President Vladimir Putin. This...
Repercussıons of Turkısh Stream for the Southern Gas Corrıdor: Russıa’s new gas strategy
ccee.ada.edu.az | April 2015 No: 15 By Ilgar Gurbanov is an analyst on Russian Foreign Policy and Energy Security of Strategic Outlook from Azerbaijan. Background On December 1 2014, during his official visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of South Stream, blaming the EU for its “unconstructive” position. In fact, the...
Ogutcu was a guest on France 24 Channel
France 24 | 07 April 2015 | A live debate on the topic of the day, with four guests. From Monday to Thursday at 7.10 pm Paris time. Watch the video
Petrol 20 dolara inebilir
Hürriyet | 4 Nisan 2015 Merve ERDİL 2012’de başlayan yaptırımlarla petrol ihracatı yarı yarıya azalan İran, yeniden petroldeki konumunu güçlendirecek gibi. Bunun ne kadar zaman alacağı belli olmasa da, uzmanlar İran petrolüyle fiyatın 20 dolara inebileceğini belirtiyor. İRAN, şüphesiz dünyanın enerji süper güçlerinden biri. Dünyanın kanıtlanmış en büyük ikinci doğalgaz ve dördüncü petrol rezervlerinin üzerinde oturuyor....
