Maritime motorway fuels environmental concerns 17 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bosphorus, environment, Istanbul, maritime transport, pipeline, Turkey, Turkish straits
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Special Report : Istanbul: Business & Finance, p. 3
By John Roberts
Pipeline politics. Halting the flow of 100m tonnes of crude oil is a priority, says John Roberts (suite…)
Cleaning up the Bosphorus 6 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Bosphorus, Canal Istanbul, environment, Istanbul, Mediterranean, pollution, Sea of Marmara, sea transport, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish straits
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BBC (UK) 6 March 2012
The BBC’s correspondent Jonathan Head reports.
Istanbul is one of the world’s oldest cities, and with 15m inhabitants one of the most crowded. That has put immense environmental pressure on the Bosphorus, the narrow strait that divides the city and connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. (suite…)
Maritime Choke Points and the Global Energy System: Charting a Way Forward 1 janvier 2012
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Charles Emmerson, maritime choke points, Paul Stevens, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish straits
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Briefing Paper (Chatham House) EERG BP 2012/01, January 2012, 12 pages
Charles Emmerson and Paul Stevens
The global energy transport system is vulnerable to disruption at key maritime choke points such as the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Bab Al-Mandab, the Suez Canal, the Turkish Straits and the Strait of Hormuz. (suite…)
Pipeline bypassing Turkish Straits would not reduce risks 8 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Istanbul, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bosphorus, Istanbul, oil, oil transits, pipeline, Russia, Russia / Russie, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish straits
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OilOnline.com (USA)
Dec 8, 2011
An oil pipeline bypassing Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait would have little impact on shipping safety on the waterway because crude oil shipments constitute a small and declining percentage of total traffic, according to a new IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) report. (suite…)
Russia urges Turkey to preserve Montreux Treaty 29 avril 2011
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bosphore, Canal Istanbul, Istanbul, Montreux Convention, Montreux Treaty, Russia, Russia / Russie, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish straits, Vladimir Ivanovsky
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) Friday, April 29, 2011 Türkçe
Murat Yetkin, Ankara
Russia has warned Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to respect the Montreux Treaty, which gives control of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Turkey and regulates sea traffic, following his unveiling of plans for a new canal. (suite…)