Russia – Turkey: outstanding problems. Part 2
Another acute angle of bilateral economic relations in the foreseeable term will still be Russian exports to Turkey. The fact is that only large domestic companies are capable of getting established in the Turkish market, particularly in the energy sphere, whilst...
Russia – Turkey: outstanding problems. Part 1
The economic partnership of Russia and Turkey is rapidly gaining momentum. However, there are still obstacles along the way. One of the long-term goals of Moscow and Ankara is a significant increase in trade turnover and foreign direct investments in each other's economy. The parties...
The gas resources of Iraq
Long before the US intervention in Iraq it was clear that the major point of American interest towards this country were its natural resources since Washington has always been striving to gain control over the better part of oil and gas rich countries in the region. According to OPEC the...
The oil exports of Iraq
Earlier this summer, a long-term energy strategy was announced in Iraq. The developers of this document forecast that, by the year 2030, the country will have managed to sell 6 trillion dollars’ worth of oil and gas in external markets, thus taking second position in the world suppliers ranking...
Libyan oil and its future. Part 2
For a long time Libya did not enter into any new oil contracts with foreign investors, but it has not been without reason, as the country had to learn from previous forms of cooperation, and in the future it will be able to offer foreign companies a new model of cooperation, which will be...
Libyan oil and its future. Part 1
Libyan oil has always been at the center of not only national interests, but also the interests of international oil companies and the various states attempting to take advantage of the political struggle and even revolutionary mood of the country. Though after the revolution Libya has...
Iraqi Oil is Not in American Hands
The main players among foreign concerns taking control of Iraqi mineral resources are Asian companies. Given their enormous human resources and the growing economies of these countries, there is nothing surprising in the fact that they...
The Expansion of Qatari Liquefied Natural Gas and Russia
Recently, amid reports concerning the supposed significant expansion of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG on world markets, a variety of predictions about the consequences of this expansion for the Russian company Gazprom have been made by international experts. However...