The Outlook for Azerbaijani Gas Supplies to Europe: Challenges and Perspectives 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, gas, Gulmira Rzayeva, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Shah Deniz, TANAP, TAP
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OIES Paper (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) NG 97, June 2015
By Gulmira Rzayeva *
As the birthplace of the oil and gas industry, Azerbaijan’s long and rich history is intertwined with hydrocarbon production, with oil drilling pre-dating activity in Pennsylvania by 13 years. (suite…)
Caspian Triangles: Azerbaijan’s Trilateral Diplomacy — A New Approach for a New Era 14 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, George Washington University, Richard Weitz, The Central Asia Program (CAP)
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Central Asia Economic Papers, No. 14, May 2015
The Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University
By Richard Weitz *
A series of trilateral partnerships in the Caspian-Caucuses is reinventing geo-politics and unleashing economic potential in a region eager to outrun its Cold War-era shadows and escape new peripheral tensions. (suite…)
Turkmenistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Potential for a Trilateral Energy Strategy? 9 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Center for Energy and Environment, CCEE Policy Brief, TANAP, trans-Caspian pipeline, Turkmenistan, Zaur Shiriyev
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CCEE Policy Brief, No. 14, April 2015
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE)
By Zaur Shiriyev *
Following the recent (March 4) visit to Ankara by his counterpart from Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a trilateral mechanism on energy issues between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. (suite…)
France plans to bring more companies to Azerbaijan 18 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Pascal Monnier
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Azer News (Azerbaijan) February 18, 2015, p. 5
By Nigar Orujov
France plans to provide French companies operating in Turkey with facilities to enter Azerbaijani market, said Pascal Monnier, French Ambassador to Baku. (suite…)
Russia pushing to shore up influence over Caspian Sea 5 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, oil, pipeline, trans-Caspian pipeline, Turkmenistan
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Nikkei Report (Japan) October 4, 2014
Jacopo Dettoni, Contributing writer
Almaty, Kazakhstan — Russia has strengthened its influence over oil and gas exports from the Caspian region after a summit with the other four nations bordering the inland sea produced an outline agreement on the key principles to regulate maritime frontiers in the basin. (suite…)
Iranian Rail Links and the Geopolitics of the South Caucasus 25 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Eurasia Daily Monitor, geopolitics, Georgia, Iran, Nakhchivan, Paul Goble, railways, South Caucasus, The Jamestown Foundation, transport, Turkey
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol.11 Issue: 169, Sept 25, 2014
Paul Goble *
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are seeking to link their national railways with those of Iran, something that could be an economic lifesaver for Yerevan and an additional outlet for Baku’s exports of Caspian oil and gas. (suite…)
Turkish-Azerbaijani Energy Relations 9 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Bülent Aras, GTE Policy Briefs, Istituto Affari Internazionali, natural gas, oil, oil pipeline, pipeline
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 15, April 2014, 6 p.
by Bülent Aras *
Turkish-Azerbaijani relations are currently taking shape based upon energy relations. This development is based on the two countries’ priorities in foreign policy and regional politics, underpinned by the mutual political will to maintain relations at this level. (suite…)
Turkey’s Gülen Controversy Spills over to Azerbaijan 2 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Fethullah Gülen, Mina Muradova
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Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 16, No. 07, 02 April 2014, pages 19-22
Bi-Weekly Briefing ~ Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
By Mina Muradova
The conflict between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamic Hizmet movement’s leader Fethullah Gülen has spread to Azerbaijan. (suite…)
The Turkey-Azerbaijan Energy Partnership in the Context of the Southern Corridor 17 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, IAI Working Papers, Istituto Affari Internazionali, natural gas, pipeline, Şaban Kardaş
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 14|04, March 2014, 12 p.
by Şaban Kardaş *
This paper examines the energy partnership between Turkey and Azerbaijan in the context of the Southern Corridor. It argues that an interdependent relationship between Turkey and Azerbaijan has emerged, parallel to the rising importance of the Caspian basin in European energy security discussions. (suite…)
Azeri gas pipeline pushes boundaries in Europe 2 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, gas, gas pipeline, TANAP
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Financial Times (USA Ed) January 2, 2014, p. 14
By Guy Chazan
Shah Deniz field. Focus switches from the meagre production volumes to the project’s potential reach, writes Guy Chazan. (suite…)
Cross-border Electricity Exchanges: Bolstering Economic Growth in the South Caucasus and Turkey 28 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Atlantic Council, Azerbaijan, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, electricity energy, Georgia, Laura Linderman, Nino Ghvinadze
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Issue Brief (Atlantic Council-Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center) October 2013
By Nino Ghvinadze and Laura Linderman *
This brief examines the planned South Caucasus energy transit corridor meant to carry Azerbaijani oil and natural gas to Europe bypassing Russia and Iran. (suite…)
Armenia and Azerbaijan: A Season of Risks 26 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, conflicts, International Crisis Group, Nagorno-Karabakh
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Europe Briefing (International Crisis Group) N° 71, 15 p.
26 September 2013, Baku/Yerevan/Tbilisi/Brussels
Confrontation, low-intensity but volatile, between Azerbaijan and Armenia has entered a period of heightened sensitivity. Peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh bogged down in 2011, accelerating an arms race and intensifying strident rhetoric. Terms like “Blitzkrieg’’, “pre-emptive strike’’ and ‘‘total war” have gained currency with both sides’ planners. (suite…)
Turkey and the Southern Corridor after TAP’s Selection as the Main Export Route for Caspian Gas 18 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, energy, Greece, Italy, Southern gas corridor, Trans Adriatic Pipeline, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, July 18, 2013
Saban Kardas *
In late June, the consortium developing Azerbaijan’s offshore Shah Deniz natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea chose the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) to transport Azerbaijani gas to European markets from the Turkish border onwards. (suite…)
The many winners of the ‘Great Pipeline Race’ 9 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Uncategorized.Tags: Azerbaijan, Nasimi Aghayev, Trans Adriatic Pipeline
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The Washington Times Daily (USA) Tuesday, July 9, 2013, p. B4
Nasimi Aghayev *
Azerbaijani gas is set to warm Europeans. As any American following the Keystone XL pipeline saga knows, finding new energy reserves sometimes is the easy part, while getting the stuff to the folks who want it can be like the fifth labor of Hercules. (suite…)
U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition Turkey and the South Caucasus 12 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Anthony H. Cordesman, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bryan Gold, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Georgia, Iran, Michael Gibbs, Robert Shelala, South Caucasus, Turkey, USA
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jun 12, 2013, 100 p.
By Anthony H. Cordesman, Bryan Gold, Robert Shelala, and Michael Gibbs
Turkey and the South Caucasus countries play an active role in US-Iranian competition. (suite…)
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict 10 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Elizabeth Fuller, Georgia, IAI Working Papers, Iran, Istituto Affari Internazionali, nago, natural gas, oil, pipeline, Russia, Turkey
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 13/12, April 2013, 11 p.
by Elizabeth Fuller *
The over-riding objective of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has been to secure a solution to the longstanding conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh on Azerbaijan’s terms. (suite…)
The Armenian-Iran Relationship 17 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Claude Moniquet, European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center, Georgia, Iran, Israël, Russia, South Caucasus, Turkey, USA, William Racimora
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European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC) 17 Jan 2013, 65 p.
Edited by Claude Moniquet and William Racimora *
For more than 20 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has appeared as the main and most reliable ally of the republic of Armenia. (suite…)
Russia to Close Radar Station in Azerbaijan 12 décembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Gabala, Middle East, radar station, Russia
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, December 12, 2012, p. A15
By David M. Herszenhorn, Moscow
The Russian government said Tuesday that it would shut down operations at a major radar station in Gabala, Azerbaijan, that can detect missile launchings throughout the Middle East, after failing to reach an agreement on a new lease with the Azeri government. (suite…)
Azerbaijan’s TANAP ratification ‘to open Southern Gas Corridor’ 28 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, TANAP, Turkey
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Azer News (Azerbaijan) Wednesday, November 28, 2012, p. 5
Seymur Aliyev
The Azerbaijani parliament`s decision to ratify the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) agreement shows the concrete determination of the country to bring its gas to Europe, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger said in a statement released by the EU Delegation in Baku. (suite…)
Pipeline offers security with demand for energy growing 22 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, gas pipeline, TANAP, Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Thursday, November 22, 2012, p. 2
Special Report: Investing in Turkey
By David O’Byrne
TANAP Joint venture with Azerbaijan will secure supplies for EU, writes David O’Byrne. (suite…)
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