ENERGY
Updates on energy markets and politics
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The European energy utopia
Pressed by the high energy dependence (more than 50%), the high volatility of gas and oil prices due to destabilizing…
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Nord Stream 2: To gain or to refrain? Why Germany refuses to bend under sanctions pressure
By Ivanka Lima The chances of the sanctions war around Nord Stream 2 to rage on after the construction of…
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The pro-Russia fallout from Ukraine’s latest Naftogaz shenanigans
By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti Naftogaz, Ukraine’s second largest and arguably most important company, was decapitated this week by short-sighted politics.…
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Turkmenistan strengthens energy ties with Azerbaijan
By Shahmar Hajiyev On January 21, 2021 Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed a memorandum of understanding on joint exploration of “Dostluk”…
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A golden opportunity we’re wasting in Belarus: The Minsk energy angle
By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti The Western World is dropping the ball on Belarus. In failing to tactically leverage energy over…
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First Azerbaijani gas reaches Albania amid COVID-19
By Dr. Esmira Jafarova After Azerbaijan started its journey as an energy exporting country upon signing of the “Contract of…
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Fossil fuel giants put workers and communities in Mozambique at risk of COVID-19
By Kate DeAngelis The COVID-19 pandemic has forced large portions of the population to stay home and left millions out…
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Fate of global oil sector amid COVID-19
By Gazi Hassan In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, many countries are under lockdown and this…
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The oil shock of 2020 appears to be here – and the pain could be wide and deep
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington The world is again undergoing an oil shock. Prices, already on a downward…
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Saudi Arabia’s oil price war could very easily backfire
President Putin’s job obliges him to put his country’s interests above all others, and it was with this in mind…
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