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May 18, 2012

Energy/All

Surprises aplenty in selloff

The impression that the West would renew its dominance of the Iraqi oil extraction industry has been shattered with the latest auction of oil rights, with Russia's Lukoil leading the winning bids. Other successful parties include interests from as far afield as Malaysia and Angola.

- Robert M Cutler (Dec 15, '09)

Uzbekistan damages regional power network

The decision by Uzbekistan to officially quit the Central Asia power system affects all countries in the region, particularly Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The move also brings its own domestic problems, notably that of providing sufficient power during peak demand.

- Erica Marat (Dec 14, '09)

Azerbaijan looks beyond Turkey

Azerbaijan is casting around for more export routes for its gas, while bogged down in talks on terms to supply gas for use in and transit through Turkey. An agreement with Bulgaria poses ambitious technical challenges, while Iran appears to have no upper limit in its potential requirements.

- Robert M Cutler (Dec 03, '09)

Fair wind blows for China's Longyuan Power

China Longyuan Power Group, its US$2.3 billion share offering in Hong Kong attracting strong demand, is taking full advantage of the fair wind blowing at the backs of green-energy producers. With international alternative-energy cooperation increasing, other outfits are also trying to cash in, one way or another, on climate concerns.

- Ryan Rutkowski (Dec 01, '09)

Moscow retreats from Ukraine bypass strategy

Russia has made clear that the Nord Stream and South Stream pipelines will not be used to divert gas from Ukraine's transit pipelines to Europe, a change of stance that will be welcomed by Moscow-friendly parties in Ukraine before January's presidential election campaign.

- Vladimir Socor (Nov 25, '09)

Turkey's radioactive waltz with Russia ends

The cancelation of a tender giving a Russian company the right to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant risks alienating the government in Moscow. The alternative, however, could have given too much power of a different kind to Russia, on which Turkey already depends for much of its energy supplies.

- Taylan Bilgic (Nov 24, '09)

Oil floats high on easy money

Conspiracy theorists need only look at the number of tankers berthed over Singapore's horizon to find support for the notion that speculators are helping to drive up the cost of oil. Media pundits favor the "China demand fits all" approach. Reality seekers in the United States should delve a bit deeper, and look a bit closer to home.

- Julian Delasantellis (Nov 10, '09)

Iran claim clouds Turkey's energy goals

The ambiguity of Turkey's role as a transit country for natural gas headed for Europe is deepening. Iran's claim to be in talks with European firms on supplying the planned Nabucco pipeline, discounted by one company involved with that project, being only one part of the puzzle. Not in doubt is Ankara's warming links with Tehran.

- Robert M Cutler (Nov 05, '09)

Turkmenistan gas sets Ciceronian riddle

Reports emerging from "confidential sources" in Russia and Turkmenistan cast doubt on the spectacular volumes of gas resources claimed by Turkmenistan and verified independently last year by a British firm. The first question to ask is: who might gain from such doubts?

- Robert M Cutler (Oct 29, '09)

China leads solar home revolution

Chinese homes are increasingly likely to carry a solar water heater on the roof, with one in 10 families already getting electricity from the devices. This is attracting overseas investment into the fragmented market, while local companies are also boosting sales overseas.

- Ryan Rutkowski (Oct 28, '09)

India, China nudge forward on climate issues

An agreement between China and India to increase their cooperation on renewable energy and power efficiency indicates their desire to tackle climate-change concerns, even as they continue to oppose Western demands for binding cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.

- Ranjit Devraj (Oct 28, '09)

Azerbaijan and Turkey clash over energy

A public cry of "no more cheap gas to Turkey" by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliev has exacerbated rising Azeri-Turkish energy tensions. Ankara's efforts to play different suppliers against one other - and position itself as a regional energy hub - are not a fatal blow to the stalled Nabucco pipeline, but the rival White Stream may come more to the fore.

- Robert M Cutler (Oct 22, '09)

Europe gets serious about gas

As part of efforts to beat Russia and China to Central Asia's huge untapped natural gas resources, Europe is creating the Caspian Development Corp, which will bind European gas buyers and pipeline projects into a single entity. The question is whether the group can offer Central Asian nations a sweet enough deal to betray Moscow.

- Nicholas Clayton (Oct 22, '09)

THE ROVING EYE

Putin lays down the law

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's appeal in Moscow for Russia to embrace "diversity" and her belief that the Kremlin will approve more sanctions on Iran got short shrift from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as he busied himself elsewhere, stitching together crucial energy deals in China.

- Pepe Escobar (Oct 16, '09)

Price limit on China-Russia friendship

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's latest visit to China indicates that closer strategic cooperation is developing between the two countries. Beijing's determination to drive a hard bargain on the price of gas imports, a change from the offer of oil-related concessionary loans earlier this year, indicates that the cooperation has its limits.

- Robert M Cutler (Oct 15, '09)

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Surprises aplenty in selloff

Uzbekistan damages regional power network

Azerbaijan looks beyond Turkey

Fair wind blows for China's Longyuan Power

Moscow retreats from Ukraine bypass strategy

Turkey's radioactive waltz with Russia ends

Oil floats high on easy money

Iran claim clouds Turkey's energy goals

Turkmenistan gas sets Ciceronian riddle

China leads solar home revolution

India, China nudge forward on climate issues

Azerbaijan and Turkey clash over energy

Europe gets serious about gas

THE ROVING EYE

Putin lays down the law

Price limit on China-Russia friendship

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