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• German Energy Company Pulls The Plug On Turkmenistan Operations

  Published 28 October 2015 | viewed 5,930 times

  German company DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG is set to relinquish its natural gas concession on Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea shelf over frustration at excess bureaucracy and…

• Putin’s Wish For A Strong Sino-Russian Relationship Is Crumbling

  Published 01 September 2015 | viewed 5,748 times

  Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping China will host a huge military parade in Beijing on September 3, and President Vladimir…

• Tension Growing In Kazakhstan As Oil Prices Batter Economy

  Published 18 August 2015 | viewed 11,554 times

  Sinking oil prices are putting the brakes on Kazakhstan’s once-soaring economy, forcing layoffs in the all-important energy sector. With memories of the months-long strike in…

• How Russia’s Energy Giant Imploded

  Published 05 August 2015 | viewed 20,167 times

  It was not too long ago that Gazprom, the state-controlled energy conglomerate, was one of the Kremlin’s most potent geopolitical weapons. But those days now…

• Iran Could Play An Important Role In EU Energy Security

  Published 07 May 2015 | viewed 4,867 times

  With the world’s fourth largest gas reserves, Turkmenistan has enough to keep everybody happy. But for the remote Central Asia country and its suitors, taking…

• Azerbaijan Eyeing Gas Opportunity In Europe

  Published 11 March 2015 | viewed 6,583 times

  Azerbaijan is running lower on energy income but, amidst a revived push for a role in gas distribution in Europe, not on energy-ambitions. Baku is…

• Could Turkey Become The New Ukraine?

  Published 12 February 2015 | viewed 22,316 times

  The deepening crisis in Ukraine is boosting Turkey’s decade-long efforts to establish itself as the lynchpin in energy flows from eastern providers to European customers.…

• The Beginning Of the End For Putinism

  Published 24 January 2015 | viewed 7,020 times

  The combination of Western sanctions and the collapse of oil prices is exposing deep structural problems in Russia’s economy, and it is showing the petro-state…

• Central Asia In For A Painful 2015

  Published 21 January 2015 | viewed 6,438 times

  The International Monetary Fund has revised downward its forecast for growth in Central Asia and the former Soviet Union to account for dramatically lower oil…

• What Part Did Russia Play In Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Gas Dispute?

  Published 10 January 2015 | viewed 9,124 times

  Kyrgyzstan is happy because 60,000 customers in a potentially restive part of the country aren’t relying on dung to heat their homes; Uzbekistan again has…

• Azerbaijan Can Handle Low Oil Prices Say Officials

  Published 03 January 2015 | viewed 6,285 times

  “Azerbaijan is not afraid of $60 per barrel,” a headline on the pro-government Azerbaijani news site Trend proclaimed recently. But with Brent crude oil, the…

• Russia Hopes To Win Turkey Over With New Pipeline Deal

  Published 13 December 2014 | viewed 14,247 times

  Energy-poor Turkey stands to benefit from Moscow’s surprise decision to drop the $45-billion South Stream natural gas pipeline project, analysts say. At the same time,…

• Is Big Change On The Horizon For Eurasian Gas Market?

  Published 08 November 2014 | viewed 9,552 times

  It has been a chastening few months for gas-rich Turkmenistan. Two long-standing energy buyers have indicated they will stop purchasing the country’s natural gas, potentially…

• Oil Price Slump Threatens Kazakhstan’s Stability

  Published 01 November 2014 | viewed 11,165 times

  The steep decline in global oil prices is stoking angst in Kazakhstan. Experts and officials alike say the government has ample resources to grapple with…

• Kazakh President Shuns Renewables In Favor Of Fossil Fuels

  Published 27 October 2014 | viewed 9,342 times

  From small villages to big cities, wherever you go in Kazakhstan these days, billboards offer reminders that Astana is gearing up to host Expo 2017,…

• Kyrgyzstan Looks to Alternative Fuels Ahead of Looming Winter Shortages

  Published 18 October 2014 | viewed 6,248 times

  Each winter in Kyrgyzstan the energy situation seems to worsen; blackouts last longer, and officials seem less able to do anything to improve conditions. This…

• Central Asia Rues Dependency On Russian Fuel

  Published 06 October 2014 | viewed 8,265 times

  Weak links in Russia’s petroleum-refinery network and the Kremlin’s power play in Ukraine are shortchanging Central Asian petrol markets, importers complain. With alternatives expensive or…

• Pipeline Delays May See Moldova Return To Russia For Its Gas

  Published 25 September 2014 | viewed 14,893 times

  While the cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian and Russian fighters holds steady, another fight is poised to begin over Russian gas for Ukraine. And, this…

• Future Of Azerbaijan Uncertain In Light Of Situations In Iraq And Iran

  Published 13 September 2014 | viewed 9,836 times

  The unraveling of Iraq may have some interesting, even alarming implications for the Caspian Basin state of Azerbaijan. Unlike other Arab states in turmoil, including Libya…

• Turkey Striving to Realize Energy Dream

  Published 12 August 2014 | viewed 7,726 times

  With Ukraine and the Middle East currently engulfed in turmoil, Turkey is trying to play a new energy-export card and, in the process, strengthen its…