Institute of Energy of South East Europe

ANALYSIS

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Pipeline Dreams

On January 30, the deepwater drillshipSaipem 12000sent its drill bit into a cavern beneath one-and-a-quarter miles of water and a mile of rock in the eastern Mediterranean. The Italian oil and gas company Eni, which had contracted the ship, announced a week later that the cavern, called Calypso, was “an extended gas column,” containing an estimated six to eight trillion cubic feet of natural gas

ANALYSIS

Friday, October 5, 2018

What No Deal Brexit Means for UK and EU Energy Markets

A no deal Brexit will encourage the U.K. to invest more in domestic power generation to balance additional costs from electricity imports from the EU as a third country and to upgrade its gas storage capacity, a policy analyst at the European Policy Centre (EPC) told Anadolu Agency on Thursday

ANALYSIS

Friday, September 28, 2018

Russia Seeks to Increase its Share in LNG Market

Russia seeks to become one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters thanks to foreign investments despite U.S. sanctions against some Russian entities. Until a few years ago, Russian authorities had been skeptical about the prospects on competing for the global LNG market dominated by Qatar, Australia, Algeria, Indonesia and the U.S

ANALYSIS

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Saudi Arabia is at its Least Stable in 50 Years

The stability of Saudi Arabia is becoming more fragile as the young crown prince’s judgment and competence are increasingly in doubt. Mohammed bin Salman has a track record of impulsive and reckless decisions at home and abroad that calls into question the kingdom’s future