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…)
Russia pushing to shore up influence over Caspian Sea 5 octobre 2014
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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…)
The Southern Gas Corridor: Europe’s Lifeline? 30 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caspian Sea, David Koranyi, energy security, IAI Working Papers, Istituto Affari Internazionali, natural gas, pipeline, Southern gas corridor
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 14|07, April 2014, 10 p.
by David Koranyi *
The Ukraine crisis brought European energy security and with it the Southern Gas Corridor back into the spotlight. The crisis is far from over, but it is already clear that both the scope and nature of Russia’s relations with the European Union (EU) and the United States cannot remain unchanged. As the strategic context changes and Europe becomes more and more concerned (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…)
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 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…)
Linking the Caspian to Europe: Repercussions of the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, EU, Fevzi Bilgin, gas pipeline, Michael J. G. Cain, Rethink Institute, Rovshan Ibrahimov, TANAP, Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, Turkey
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Rethink Paper (Rethink Institute) No. 6, October 2012
Michael J. G. Cain, Rovshan Ibrahimov, Fevzi Bilgin *
The intergovernmental agreement recently signed between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey begins the next phase of the Trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline project (TANAP). (suite…)
Turkey Sees Opportunity in Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Project 11 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, gas pipeline, TANAP, Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, Turkey, Vladimir Socor
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol. 9, Issue 164, Sept 11
Vladimir Socor
The Azerbaijani-Turkish Trans-Anatolia gas pipeline project (TANAP) for Caspian gas to Europe seems set to grow in scope and strategic ambitions. The line is planned to run from the Georgia-Turkey border to the Turkey–European Union border. (suite…)
The Caspian Sea: Ports, Tankers and Shipments 27 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Central Asia, hydrocarbons transportation, Iran, Kazakhstan, maritime transport, Russia, Russia / Russie, Turkmenistan
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Kazakhstan Newsline, Issue 1483, 26 March 2012
By Aider Kurtmulayev
The Caspian Sea is gradually developing into a major area of through shipments of hydrocarbons, even while, purely in terms of its transportation volumes, it is a long shot from those of the Black Sea. (suite…)
TANAP agreement fundamentally changes situation around bringing Caspian gas to Europe 16 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Centre for European Security Strategies, EU, EU / UE, Frank Umbach, Nabucco, South-East Europe Pipeline, TANAP, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan) Feb. 16, 2012
E. Tariverdiyeva, Baku
The TANAP agreement has fundamentally changed the situation around bringing Caspian gas to Europe, Frank Umbach, Senior Associate and Head of the Programme « International Energy Security » at the Centre for European Security Strategies (Berlin) told Trend on Thursday. (suite…)
Pilot flame flickers on gas pipeline project 1 février 2012
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, February 1, 2012, p. 18
By Guy Chazan in London and Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin
Moves are afoot to scale back an 8bn plan to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy imports. The consortium behind one of Europe’s most ambitious infrastructure projects – the Nabucco gas pipeline – is considering ways of scaling back the venture after recent moves carried out by Turkey and Azerbaijan raised questions about its viability . (suite…)
Turkmenistan stands by Caspian pipeline 4 novembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caspian Sea, Central Asia, Robert M Cutler, Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkmenistan
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Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) Nov 4, 2011
By Robert M Cutler *, Montreal
Turkmenistan’s foreign ministry issued a definitive rebuke last week to political forces trying to use diplomatic and legal stratagems to block conclusion of an agreement on constructing the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) across the Caspian Sea bed to Azerbaijan, from where Turkmenistan’s gas would transit through Turkey to Europe, presumably through the Nabucco pipeline. (suite…)
The key to the Caucasus 8 décembre 2008
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh, Stanley A. Weiss
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The International Herald Tribune, Monday, December 8, 2008
By Stanley A. Weiss *, Baku
‘Welcome to Houston on the Caspian, » said Anne Derse, the U.S. ambassador to this booming, oil-rich nation, as our delegation of American business executives arrived on the final leg of a visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. (suite…)
Baku to the future 6 juin 2007
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Caspian Sea, Maiden Tower
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The Gazette (Canada), June 2, 2007 Saturday, Pg. K3
Kristian Gravenor
Petrodollars are setting fire to Azerbaijan’s economy as the country opens up after decades under Soviet repression (suite…)
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