Vanand Meliksetian

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• Is The Era Of U.S. Energy Dominance Already Over?

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 29,749 times

  The global oil industry is a highly lucrative sector that is strongly influenced by geopolitical developments. As the Post-Cold War era comes to an end,…

• A Tiny Island With Huge Energy Ambitions

  Published 24 October 2019 | viewed 15,519 times

  Cyprus is one of the most energy-deprived countries in the world when it comes to fossil fuels. Despite the discovery of significant natural gas reserves,…

• Oil, Military And Nuclear Tech: Russia’s Influence In Africa

  Published 17 October 2019 | viewed 13,286 times

  Virtually all great powers have set their eyes on Africa as the continent’s global importance grows. Its population is set to double by 2050 and…

• Against All Odds: Iraq And Turkey Aim To Rebuild Oil Relations

  Published 14 October 2019 | viewed 10,438 times

  The Middle East is the world’s most dynamic and important energy market. Geopolitical interests, economics, and security concerns are continuously influencing the parameters according to…

• Russia Scrambles To Save Energy Industry From Climate Change

  Published 09 October 2019 | viewed 19,728 times

  Late senator John McCain once said that “Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.” There was some truth in his statement after the…

• This High-Profile Gas Deal Upends Regional Geopolitics

  Published 30 September 2019 | viewed 8,235 times

  The discovery of major energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean has raised the region's importance to consumers in primarily Europe. The promise of wealth and…

• Vietnam Tests China’s Patience In The South China Sea

  Published 28 September 2019 | viewed 21,077 times

  The Chinese Communist Party is well aware of the challenges its rise poses to the established order and primarily the United States. Beijing has, therefore,…

• Can Europe Do Anything Against Gazprom’s Push For Market Share?

  Published 21 September 2019 | viewed 15,096 times

  The European Union’s strength is its ability to shield its economy from the outside world and pursue integration between member states. Cooperation within the bloc…

• Natural Gas Could Be Replaced Within 15 Years

  Published 18 September 2019 | viewed 94,618 times

  Technological improvements in hydraulic fracking are making ‘America Great Again’ when it comes to its energy sector. Unconventional oil and gas reserves, which previously were…

• China’s Big 3 Struggle To Ramp Up Oil Production

  Published 11 September 2019 | viewed 11,795 times

  China's unprecedented economic development and the massive increase in energy imports have made it an important destination for some of the world’s largest energy exporters.…

• Superpowers Are Vying For Power In This New Oil & Gas Frontier

  Published 29 August 2019 | viewed 25,989 times

  The Eastern Mediterranean has become a hotbed for tensions between regional and great powers due to the discovery of major energy deposits. The littoral states…

• Will Boris Johnson Back Fracking In The UK?

  Published 25 August 2019 | viewed 9,474 times

  The North Sea area has for decades been a source of wealth and provided energy security for many Northern European countries. However, its relatively small…

• China’s Very Ambitious Transportation Revolution

  Published 22 August 2019 | viewed 12,433 times

  The proverb goes that when China coughs, the world catches the flu. The unprecedented economic development of the world's most populous country has led to…

• Saudi Arabia And Russia Unlikely To Agree On New Oil Cuts

  Published 14 August 2019 | viewed 24,017 times

  OPEC is dead, long live OPEC+. Arguably the collaboration between the world's two largest exporters of oil, Russia and Saudi Arabia, is a significant development…

• Germany’s Big Bet On Hydrogen

  Published 11 August 2019 | viewed 64,721 times

  Germany is going through a remarkable transformation from a fossil fuel-based economy towards a sustainable energy infrastructure dominated by wind and solar power. Although the…

• An Unusual Development In Natural Gas Markets

  Published 27 July 2019 | viewed 46,194 times

  Despite the growing importance of environmentalism and the public scrutiny concerning the fossil fuel industry, natural gas has maintained its importance in the global energy…

• Turkey Pushes Regional Tensions To Breaking Point

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 10,611 times

  Turkey’s geography has been a blessing to the country's strategic value. After the Second World War, the U.S. moved quickly to include Ankara in the…

• Coal’s Long Goodbye

  Published 13 July 2019 | viewed 31,303 times

  King Coal’s reign has been long and relentless. The world’s most important source of energy was essential during the industrial revolution for the modernization of…

• Is This The Last Bottleneck For Nord Stream 2?

  Published 06 July 2019 | viewed 18,797 times

  Large energy projects tend to be controversial due to environmental and political reasons. Nord Stream 2 (NS2) is not an exception as it is, arguably,…

• Caught In The Middle: Iraq’s Struggle For Energy Independence

  Published 02 July 2019 | viewed 6,093 times

  The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 completely altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. After Saddam’s forces were defeated, a violent insurgency led…