Thesis - Relationship between Political Decisions and FDI in the Russian Energy Sector.
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This document analyzes factors influencing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia's energy sector through two case studies of Western energy companies. The Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 project faced some government pressure but remained majority-owned by Exxon. The Shell-led Sakhalin-2 project lost its majority control after the government accused Shell of environmental violations and increased Gazprom's stake following cost overruns announced by Shell. Political decisions in Russia's strategic energy sector seem to be more concerned with securing energy resources than reputation.
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The document discusses priority areas for developing an energy efficiency cluster in Russia. Three main themes are identified: 1) closing the gap with developed countries, 2) increasing energy efficiency in key industries like oil/gas and metals, and 3) enabling participation in global energy trends. A methodology is presented for prioritizing strategic directions based on attractiveness and feasibility criteria. The top priority areas identified are energy storage, central heating network modernization, new gas and hydro turbines, and industrial waste heat utilization.
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This document analyzes the motives behind Russia's gas export strategy and the impact of the Nord Stream pipeline project on Gazprom's profits. Strategic and capital budgeting analyses were conducted. The strategic analysis found that using Nord Stream will benefit Russia by reducing dependence on Ukraine as a transit country and allowing non-cooperative behavior. The capital budgeting analysis found that Gazprom's estimates of Nord Stream's value differ from estimates based on potential cost savings, suggesting an intention to exclude Ukraine from future transit plans. In conclusion, Nord Stream will likely have a positive financial impact for Russia but not increase total gas sales, and the project appears motivated more by strategic goals than marginal economics.
Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe | SITE Development Day 2021
Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe | SITE Development Day 2021The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies
The need for urgent climate action and energy transformation away from fossil fuels is widely acknowledged. Yet, current country plans for emission reductions do not reach the requirements to contain global warming under 2°C. What is worse, there is even reasonable doubt about the commitment to said plans given recent history and existing future investment plans into fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure development. This policy brief shortly summarizes the presentations and discussions at the SITE Development Day Conference, held on December 8, 2021, focusing on climate change policies and the challenge of a green energy transition in Eastern Europe.The EU-Russia Gas Relationship: A Mutual Dependency
Current debate on the energy security in the EU often stresses the EU dependency on gas imports from Russia. However, Russia is no less dependent on the EU – more than half of its gas exports goes to Europe. The purpose of this paper is to characterize this mutual dependency through an index-based approach, and to discuss how the development of gas markets may affect such dependency. We suggest a unified framework to assess the security of gas supply for the EU and the security of gas demand for Russia, and construct dependency indexes for both parties. Our approach accounts not only for the traditional import/export dependency measures but also for the balance of power between Russia and the EU. The proposed methodology is then used to address the evolution of the EU-Russia gas relationship in the view of gas market's developments. New gas pipelines projects (e.g., South Stream, Nabucco) and increasing use of liquefied natural gas are all likely to impact both the demand side and the supply side of the EU-Russia gas trade, and affect mutual gas dependency between the EU and Russia.
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Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch Shell in Russia | HBS Case Study Presentation
Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch Shell in Russia | HBS Case Study Presentation
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The president of Russia is considered the head of th.docx
As Russian sanctions tighten, what are the major repercussions for the sector?
As Russian sanctions tighten, what are the major repercussions for the sector?
BCG-Executive-Perspectives-Ukraine-Industrial-Impact-14April2022.pdf
BCG-Executive-Perspectives-Ukraine-Industrial-Impact-14April2022.pdf
2016 China – Russia Business Seminar. New Opportunities & New Challenges
2016 China – Russia Business Seminar. New Opportunities & New Challenges
Japan and Russia: Contemporary Political, Economic, and Military Relations Pa...
Japan and Russia: Contemporary Political, Economic, and Military Relations Pa...
Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe | SITE Development Day 2021
Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe | SITE Development Day 2021
The EU-Russia Gas Relationship: A Mutual Dependency
The EU-Russia Gas Relationship: A Mutual Dependency
Thesis - Relationship between Political Decisions and FDI in the Russian Energy Sector.
- 1. Relationship Between Political Decisions and FDI in the Russian Energy Sector