12/06/2018
Over the past decade, an increasing number of emerging markets has joined the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import club.
Geopolitics of fossil fuels
This area deals with global geopolitical trends of the oil, gas and coal sectors, with a focus on short and longer term trends in demand and supply.
31/05/2018
Coal in the power sector is the principal focus of climate-related policies due to its high carbon intensity, making CO2 emissions from coal a leading contributor to climate change.
17/05/2018
The fall in oil prices, which began in fall 2014, had a significant influence on the strategies of the key players in the oil industry in Africa.
15/03/2018
The energy sector is one where the break between the Trump and Obama administrations is the most pronounced. The three officials in charge, Rick Perry at the Department of Energy (DoE), Scott Pruitt at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ryan Zinke at the head of the Department of...
13/03/2018
The signing in January 2009 of the gas supply and transit contracts between Gazprom and Naftogaz marked a turning point in Russian-Ukrainian gas relations: yearly intergovernmental, last minute and non-transparent winter deals were replaced by a predictable, long term commercial relationship....
16/01/2018
Following difficult years for the European gas industry, natural gas is back to the front stage. Given its environmental credentials, its flexibility, its performance and the variety of its uses, gas has a key role to play in the reduction of green house gas emissions, the improvement of air...
05/01/2018
The geopolitical analyses of energy markets are traditionally focused on fossil fuels, and less on renewable energy sources.
27/09/2017
The study and comparison of different National Oil Companies (NOC) help understanding the political history of Algeria, Nigeria and Angola. The NOC’s role and activities depend on several economic and political aspects. For example, Angolan Sonangol has been the coffer for the Popular Movement...
01/09/2017
This study addresses the resilience factors of the American production of light tight oil, in particular regarding the evolution of the financial model, and the regulatory changes with the authorisation of exports for crude oil. The paper also evaluates the development perspectives of the...
09/05/2017
This Edito highlights how oil, since its discovery in 1859, has played a major role in the US international policy and economy throughout decades, becoming a key tool of the american leadership.
17
Oct
2013
from 09:00 to 11:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Hydrocarbons in Algeria, long-term or uncertain supplier for EU?
As part as the Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundtable series, a seminar with :
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02
Jul
2013
from 09:00 to 11:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Turkey's energy strategy under pressure : domestic bets and regional constraints
Ifri"s Contemporary Turkey Programme and Ifri"s Center for Energy organize a joined seminar with Dorothée Schmid, Research Fellow, Head of the Contemporary Turkey Programme at Ifri, Mithat Rende, Ambassador, Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs,...
21
Mar
2013
from 08:00 to 10:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
New Energy Resources in East Africa: Pushing back the continent's last hydrocarbon frontier
As part as the Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundatable series, and in collaboration with the Africa Program at Ifri, a seminar with Benjamin Augé, Associate Fellow, Ifri, Roger M. Carvalho, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Finance, SPTEC Advisory, and
14
Mar
2013
from 17:00 to 18:30
- Ifri Conferences
Status and Outlook for Shale Gas and Tight Oil Development in the US
Conference avec Adam Sieminski, Administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, chaired by Cécile Maisonneuve, Director of the Ifri Center for Energy.
The conference will be held in English
19
Feb
2013
from 08:00 to 10:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
What Lies behind Europe's Refining Crisis?
As part of the Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundtables series, a seminar with Chris Beddoes, Director General, Europia (The European Petroleum Industry Association), Antoine Halff, Head of the Oil Industry and Markets Division/Editor, Oil Market Report, IEA...