Russia: A Threat to the European Gas Security?
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Energy Security
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to bring some clarity to important aspects of the Russian-European gas trade and to establish what is genuinely at issue. In order to fulfil this objective the paper will at first define energy security in the context of Russian-European gas trade and through that elucidate the framework of the analysis (section two). The study will be placed upon four analytical pillars, starting with a historical overview of the Russian-European gas trade (section three). The second pillar will examine Russian gas reserves, the current production industry and related ...