Russian Energy and Security Up to 2030

The challenges in Russia's energy sector are changing. On the demand side, Europe is seeking to limit its dependence on Russian oil and gas, with the result that China and other Asian countries are likely to eventually become growing export markets for Russian energy. On the supply side, oil and gas fields in West Siberia are diminishing and in future Russia's energy will have to come more from East Siberia and the Arctic, which will necessitate new infrastructure development and the employment of advanced technologies, which may increase Russia's dependence on commercial partners from outside Russia. This book explores the challenges facing Russia's energy sector and the resulting security implications. It includes a discussion of how far the Russian state is likely to continue to monopolise the energy sector, and how far competition from private and foreign companies might be allowed.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Energy Strategy of Russia for the Period up to 2030: Risks and Opportunities 3. EU-Russia Gas Relationship at a Crossroads 4. Subsidies in Russia’s Gas Trade 5. Politicizing Energy Security – Russia and the European Union 6. Russian Bioenergy and the EU’s Renewable Energy Goals: Perspectives of Security 7. Security Implications of Russian Energy Policy: A View from the Baltic States8. Securing Electricity Supply for a Growing Economy 9. Nuclear Power in Russia’s Energy Policies 10. Private Enterprise in the Russian Oil Sector 11. The Progress and Potential of Oil and Gas Exports from Pacific Russia 12. Russia’s External Energy Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next 20 Years

About the author

Susanne Oxenstierna is a Doctor of Economics and a Senior Researcher at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in Stockholm, Sweden.

Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen is a Professor in Russian Energy Policy at the Aleksanteri Institute and the Department of Social Research at Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.

Product details

• Authors: Susanne Tynkkynen Oxenstierna
• Assisted by: Susanne Oxenstierna (Editor), Oxenstierna Susanne (Editor), Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen (Editor), Tynkkynen Veli-Pekka (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2013
• EAN: 9780415639644
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63964-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ENERGY, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, environmental science, engineering & technology, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence, Energy industries & utilities, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Regional Geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Energy industries and utilities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General