The Changes in Russian Energy Policy and the Natural Gas Pipelines
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in Pipelines
Introduction
Russia continues to play a key role on the international energy scene and starts to exercise significant influence in the world oil & gas markets. Not only the Russian oil & gas sector and energy infrastructure are still (implicitly) considered to be one of the key drivers of the economic growth, they are also seen as the base of Russia's statehood in the 21st century and as a means of elevating Russia to a position of global strategic significance. The main guiding lines of Russian energy policy were developed by the Presidential Administration in the context of ...