Kalyuzhnova / Jaffe / Lynch Energy in the Caspian Region

Present and Future
2002
ISBN: 978-0-230-50122-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 266 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Euro-Asian Studies

The energy reserves of the Caspian Region have been hailed as the new 'Middle East'. This book offers a thorough assessment of its energy resources and the nature of the international politics that surround them. This volume presents a unique study of the various dimensions of Caspian energy, ranging from the geopolitical to the economic, technical, religious and political.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalyuzhnova, Y.

Jaffe, A.

Lynch, D.

Sickles, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; J.A. Baker III Preface List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.M.Jaffe & E.Djerejian PART I: BREAKING NEW GROUND: CASPAIN REGION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Geology and Petroleum Potential; A.Belopolsky & M.Talwani Confronting Independence: Political Overview; M.B.Olcott Economies and Energy; Y.Kalyuzhnova Islam and Energy Security; M.Haghayeghi & F.R. von der Mehden PART II: REACHING A WORLD MARKET: PIPELINES, TRANSIT ROUTES AND PROCESSING PLANTS The Economics of Pipeline Routes: The Conundrum of Oil Exports from the Caspian Basin; R.Soligo & A.M.Jaffe Integration in the World Infrastructure: Oil and Gas Processing Industries in the Caspian Region; A.Kalyuzhnova, J.Lee & J.Nanay Convergent Economies: Implications for World Energy Use; R.C.Sickles & P.T.Hultberg PART III: NATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE CASPAIN BASIN Russia's National Interests in the Caspian Region; M.Margelov U.S. National Interests: Getting Beyond the Hype; J.Barnes Turkish National Interests; G.Winrow Conclusion; D.Lynch Index

Über Autor(innen)

JAMES A. BAKER III Honorary Chairman, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
JOE BARNES Research Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
ANDREI BELOPOLSKY Geophysicist, BP America Inc, Deep Water Gulf
EDWARD P. DJEREJIAN Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
MEHRDAD HAGHAYEGHI Associate Professor of Political Science, Southwest Missouri State University
PATRIK T. HULTBERG Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming
ANDREI KALYUZHNOVA Medical Engineer and Consultant, London UK
JULIAN LEE Senior Energy Analyst, London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES)
MIKHAIL MARGELOV Member from Pskov of the Council of Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
FRED R. VON DER MEHDEN Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Rice University
JULIA NANAY Director, Petroleum Finance Company, Washington DC
MARTHA BRILL OLCOTT Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
RONALD SOLIGO Professor of Economics, Rice University
MANIK TALWANI Schlumberger Professor of Geophysics, Rice University
GARETH WINROW Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University