What Is Energy Security? Dependence, Interdependence, and Energy Security
Article from: OGEL 3 (2008), in Energy Security
Introduction
Officials from various oil-consuming countries have stated in recent years that their objective is to eliminate dependence on oil imports. This far-fetched fantasy not only distorts the facts but also compromises energy policy and energy security in both oil-consuming and oil-producing countries. Those who want to eliminate dependence, especially in India and China, have to explain why they are also pushing their oil companies to increase their involvement in upstream operations in the oil producing countries. They have to explain why they are negotiating with other countries to build ...