Belarus [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balmaceda, Margarita M.

Contributor:

Rosner, Kevin.

Series:

Russian Foreign Energy Policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Belarus.

Local Subjects:

Energy policy--Belarus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 p.)

Other Title:

Belarus: Oil, Gas, Transit Pipelines & Russian Foreign Energy Policy

Place of Publication:

London : Blue Ibex Ltd., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Belarus relies on Russia for about 85% of its total energy needs, while Russia needs Belarus' oil and gas pipelines to export its supplies to Western Europe. How will energy exports from Russia and Belarus' transit capabilities impact Western Europe if this interdependent relationship ends, either through political changes in Belarus or if Russia ends its energy subsidies to Belarus? This report looks at transit, infrastructure and investment issues and analyzes both the state of the current infrastructure, as well as the possibilities this transit opens to Western investors, particularly as

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Executive summary; Introduction; 1. An overview of Belarus' energy situation; 2. Energy and politics in the Belarusian- Russian relationship; 3. Gas transit; 4. Oil and oil transit; 5. Future turning points in Russian- Belarusian energy relations; Notes and references; About the series: Russian foreign energy policy reports

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-48051-3

9786610480517

1-905050-83-6

OCLC:

70705338