Chapter
Gas Crises of the 2000s and Russia and Europe’s Search for Alternatives
Central Asia Transit Constraints: Many Options but No Alternatives So Far
Potential Sources of Alternative Supplies
Central Asia and the Caspian Region: The Focus of US Policy31
Azerbaijan: The EU’s Best Hope For New Natural Gas Supplies?33
Kazakhstan: Natural Gas Is Second to Oil36
Turkmenistan: European Orientation?41
Uzbekistan: A Sleeping Natural Gas Giant?43
North Africa: Transitions May Bring Opportunities44
Algeria: Unconventional Resources May Be Its Future45
Egypt: In Need of a Reorganization of Its Natural Gas Sector48
Libya: Tremendous Potential49
Liquefied Natural Gas Imports
Possible US LNG Exports: Pricing Not Volumes May Be Key
More Distant Alternatives
Eastern Mediterranean: A Recent Development
The Arctic Region and Players
Potential Development of Alternative Sources in Europe
Prospects for Diversification
Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE GREGORY W. MEEKS. HEARING ON ''EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY''
Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR RICHARD L. MORNINGSTAR, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR EURASIAN ENERGY. HEARING ON ''EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY''
How Will We Achieve Our Energy Security Goals?
Central and Eastern Europe
Existing Infrastructures, EU Law and Unconventional Sources
The US - EU Energy Council
Chapter 4 TESTIMONY OF ARIEL COHEN, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW FOR THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION. HEARING ON ''EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY''
Russian Energy Policy Overview: Energy Nationalism and Abuse of State Ownership
Russian Energy Geopolitics to 2020: The American Perspective
Chapter 5 TESTIMONY OF KEITH C. SMITH, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. HEARING ON ''EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY''
Corruption and Non-transparency
Competition and Transparency
Saved by Unconventional Gas?
Chapter 6 TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR ROSS WILSON, ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES. HEARING ON ''EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY''
Chapter 7 RUSSIAN ENERGY POLICY TOWARD NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
Russia’s Oil and Gas Industries and Russian Foreign Policy
Russia’s Objectives: Exploiting Dependency or Just
Obstacles to US-Supported Pipelines