.... The inclusion of the country and its infrastructure in several gas and oil supply projects in the Balkan Peninsula in recent years, however, has enhanced Albania’s significance. Projected outcomes indicate a fairly poor future for the oil sector but a relatively strong potential for future development...

...Gawdat Bahgat Egypt holds limited proven oil and gas reserves. Increasingly, these hydrocarbon resources cannot meet the country’s rising energy demand. Consequently, Cairo has turned to nuclear and renewable power. In addition, the Egyptian authorities are under heavy pressure to restrain...

... bilateral relations between Athens and Moscow. An analysis is presented of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline deal, Greece's participation in the South Stream gas pipeline project, its purchase of Russian tanks, and its more recent strategy of taking a step back from its overall excellent relations...

... in China are coal and crude oil, which rep- resent 60 percent and 21 percent, respectively. Other sources include hydro- electric at 8 percent, natural gas at 3 percent, and nuclear energy at 2 per- cent.11 Given China’s population and its remarkable rate of economic growth, it is unavoidable...

... by the IS in selected MENA countries. Terrorist Attacks on the Energy Sector: A Strategic Instrument of the Islamic State in the Middle East and North Africa Lukáš Tichý The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which contains 60 per- cent of global oil reserves and 40 percent of global natural gas...

..., iron and steel products, boilers, electric devices, and tobacco products. Crude oil and natural gas dominate Iranian exports to Turkey.6 Energy is at the heart of this growing Iranian-­Turkish relationship. Iran is a major oil and gas producer and exporter while Turkey lacks these hydrocar- bon...

... restrain a more aggres- sive US policy and contribute to strong Iranian economic recovery. Still, less tense US-­Iran relations during the Trump administration cannot be ruled out. Iran’s proven oil reserves are the world’s third largest after Saudi Arabia and Canada, while its natural gas...

... In an estimate published in March 2010, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) contended that the Levant Basin holds recoverable resources of about 1.7 billion barrels of oil, 122 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas (3.45 trillion cubic meters), and 3.0 billion barrels of natural gas liquids...

... percent of its energy consump- tion.15 The EU’s dependence on external oil and gas is estimated at 83.5 percent and 64.2 percent, respectively.16 Furthermore, given the constantly increasing demand for energy among the EU member states, it is estimated that by 2030 the external energy dependence...

... Unemployment rate 15.0 2.2 15.0 0.7 13.0# 2.4 Oil production (thousand bbl) 184.0 2,669.0 740.0 1,111.0 11,000.0 2,540 Oil exports (thousand bbl) 235.0 2,200.0 733.0 961.0 8,900.0 2,540 Natural gas production   (billion cu m) 10.0 11.8 19.0 44.0...

... and currently produces more than 2.7 billion bpd.8 Major 4. “World Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves,” International Energy Journal, 1 January 2002, at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/table81.html. 5. Charles W. Corey, “U.S. Oil Executive Optimistic about Finds in West Africa,” Washington File (U.S...

... geopolitics Cyprus question Israeli gas Egyptian gas EU energy Copyright 2017 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2017 Theodoros Tsakiris is assistant professor of energy geopolitics and economics, University of Nicosia. He has served on the board of directors of the Cypriot National Oil and Gas...

...- mit is for one-­year tests, and the second is for three years. The third is a twenty-­five-­year development license by which companies will be able to pro- duce and process oil and gas. The issue of Cypriot oil seems to be gathering importance, and interested parties are trying to place...

... Sharma: Not an Exceptional Country  37 Russia had huge external surpluses, thanks to its export revenues based on oil and gas and vital precious metals such as titanium, platinum, and other raw materials used in aerospace industries, electronics, and automo- tive production. It was predicted...

...- sia is the world’s second-largest oil producer and exporter after Saudi Arabia (China ranks sixth in proven reserves) and a top natural gas producer. Since the beginning of the present century, Russia’s economy has rebounded, in large part, due to increases in international oil prices. Russia’s...

... 2013. 22. Michael Birnbaum, “Cyprus Convicts Hezbollah Operative,” Washington Post, 21 March 2013. 23. Hugh Pope, “Lebanon’s Oil and Gas Riches Will Take Investment,” Daily Star, 23 September 2013. 24. Igor Delanoe, “Cyprus: A Russian Foothold in the Changing Eastern Mediterranean,” GLORIA...

... companies would also be able to invest in international oil and gas companies that operated in Kurdistan-Iraq. In December 2004, Michael Gulbenkian, the grandson of the notorious Calouste Gulbenkian, a late nine- teenth and early twentieth century oil entrepreneur, also known as “5 percent Gulbenkian...

... foreign ministers decided to go beyond the latest UN sanctions. Although they allowed the import of gas and oil from Iran, which counts for one-­third of its exports, they agreed to ban the “sale, supply or transfer of key equipment or technology” for refinement, liquefied natural gas, exploration...

... resources, which officials hope will replace dwindling oil revenues. Gas reserves, however, are insignificant. Azerbaijan currently exports only 5 bil- lion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to Turkey. It hopes that annual production from its Shahdeniz gas field will double in the future, but this would still...

... technol- ogy that he had endorsed thirty years earlier. As he put it, the Iranians are “already sitting on an awful lot of oil and gas. Nobody can fi gure [out] why 3. Dafna Linzer, “Past Arguments Don’t Square with Current Iran’s Policy,” Washington Post, 27 March 2005. 4. Henry...