The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum
The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum

Author: Marshall I. Goldman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-06-14

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1000881849

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The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum (1980) provides an analysis of the relevance of the Soviet planning system to oil production levels: why it is that planning has been the source of so many petroleum industry problems, and the nature of the measures that are being taken to overcome them. It looks at the demand for petroleum in the USSR, and the discovery of new Soviet oil fields to furnish this demand.

Oil and Geopolitics in the Caspian Sea Region
Oil and Geopolitics in the Caspian Sea Region

Author: Bülent Aras

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1999-12-30

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1573568287

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The opening of the Caspian Sea basin to Western investment following the breakup of the Soviet Union produced a major contest for access to the region's vast energy reserves on the part of powers as close as Russia, Turkey, and Iran, and as far away as Japan and the United States. Indeed, the struggle to exploit Caspian oil has been one of the most monumental geopolitical developments of the post-Cold War era as external powers vie for political, economic, and military influence in a region brimming not only with oil, but also with ethnic conflicts and historical animosities. The coming decade of rapidly increasing demand for energy will ensure the continued interest and engagement of external powers with often competing geopolitical agendas. Thus the geopolitical developments spawned by the opening of the Caspian Sea are likely to continue to far outweigh the actual impact of Caspian oil on world energy markets. This collection of essays by prominent scholars and international experts offers several important and often conflicting interpretations of the events unfolding along the shores of the world's oldest oil-producing region.

Russian Oil Supply
Russian Oil Supply

Author: John D. Grace

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780197300305

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Russian Oil Supply traces the development of the Russian oil industry from its inception in the 1870s through the present. The fundamental geology of the two main producing basins (Volga-Ural and West Siberia) is presented along with a review of key production technologies. The technical, economic, and policy aspects of achieving the 1987-88 peak production are described as well as the mechanics of the production collapse that followed and, since 1999, the recovery of Russian output. The performance of Russia's major oil companies, independents and joint ventures is analyzed and conclusions drawn on the future course of production and exports.

Cold War Energy
Cold War Energy

Author: Jeronim Perović

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 3319495321

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This book examines the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War. Based on hitherto little known documents from Western and Eastern European archives, it combines the story of Soviet oil and gas with general Cold War history. This volume breaks new ground by framing Soviet energy in a multi-national context, taking into account not only the view from Moscow, but also the perspectives of communist Eastern Europe, the US, NATO, as well as several Western European countries – namely Italy, France, and West Germany. This book challenges some of the long-standing assumptions of East-West bloc relations, as well as shedding new light on relations within the blocs regarding the issue of energy. By bringing together a range of junior and senior historians and specialists from Europe, Russia and the US, this book represents a pioneering endeavour to approach the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War in transnational perspective.

Fuel and Power
Fuel and Power

Author: Jeronim Perović

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2024-06-30

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1009449109

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A very timely study of Russia's emergence as a global energy power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. It reveals how Russian exports shaped global energy flows as well as how international trade impacted the fabric of the country's foreign relations and, ultimately, the course of Russian history.

The Rise and Fall of Privatization in the Russian Oil Industry
The Rise and Fall of Privatization in the Russian Oil Industry

Author: L. Sim

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-10-24

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 023059476X

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A study of the actors and institutions that shaped decision-making on privatization in the Russian oil industry between 1992 and 2006. The book analyses the origins of privatization as a policy on a macro, industry-wide level, as well as presenting three in-depth case studies of privatization on a company level.

International Partnership in Russia
International Partnership in Russia

Author: James Henderson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-02-17

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1137352272

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International Partnership in Russia provides a unique insight into the joint ventures formed by international oil companies in Russia during the post-Soviet era. It outlines the highs and lows in their fortunes and analyses the reasons for their successes and failures.

Oil Crises of the 1970s and the Transformation of International Order
Oil Crises of the 1970s and the Transformation of International Order

Author: Shigeru Akita

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-12-14

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1350413828

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The 1970s are widely seen as a turning point for the world economy and a transformative decade for the international order. This volume explores the role played by the oil crises in this transformation, focusing particularly on their impact in previously little-studied regions such as Asia and Africa. Examining the intersection between the oil crises and the Third World project, their impact on Asian economic development and the contrasting responses of two African countries, this collection covers new ground on the global and regional effects of the crises, and ties them into the key transformations of the international economy and the Cold War order. Arguing that they were instrumental in reshaping the Asian economies, helping to instigate the boom known as the 'East Asian Miracle', it also demonstrates how the individual responses of countries reflected their own specific circumstances. With chapters from leading scholars such as David Painter and Dane Kennedy, this book shows how the origins, course and consequences of the oil crises of the 1970s are crucial to understanding the transformation of the international order in the late twentieth century.