Russia looks east : energy markets and geopolitics in Northeast Asia : a report of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program / author, Shoichi Itoh ; foreword, Andrew C. Kuchins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Itō, Shōichi, 1969-

Contributor:

Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Russia (Federation).

Petroleum industry and trade.

International relations.

Petroleum reserves.

Russia (Federation).

Petroleum reserves--East Asia.

Geopolitics--East Asia.

Geopolitics.

East Asia.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--China.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Japan.

Japan--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Japan.

East Asia--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CSIS, Center for Strategic & International Studies, [2011]

Summary:

Russia's status as the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) today is principally the result of massive Soviet investments in western Siberian oil and gas fields dating back to the 1950s. These fields are past their peak, and in order for the Russian Federation to maintain, let alone increase, oil and gas production, new greenfields in eastern Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic, and elsewhere must be developed. These projects will be among the most expensive and technologically complicated in the history of the energy industry. The development of these projects will also increase the role of Asian investment and markets in Russia's energy portfolio. This study illustrates the challenges that Russia faces in this regard and the very mixed picture of results to date. It also sets forth a set of recommendations for the Russian government, the energy industry, and key Asian states, including the United States, to enhance Russian production in as efficient a manner as possible that benefits not only Northeast Asian energy markets but the global energy market as well.

Contents:

Background and summary

Oil and natural gas potential in Eastern Russia

Oil and Gas markets in Northeast Asia

Development of oil and gas pipelines

China-Russia relations : strategic camouflage

Japan-Russia relations : expectations in disarray

Strategic implications and recommendations.

Notes:

"July 2011."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).

ISBN:

9780892066483

0892066482

OCLC:

748330128