Opis: Gazprom

The Russian gas giant Gazprom is a symbol of Russia's huge energy resources. This volume aims to improve understanding of the nature of Gazprom, the biggest commercial entity in Russia and the biggest energy supplier in Europe. Gazprom exerts a strong influence on European energy security and plays a crucial role in the international energy cooperation of Europe and Russia. This detailed case study of the energy giant explores the motivation behind the company's strategies and tactics and its policies both domestically and in the near and far abroad. Textbooks on energy economics typically cover efficient extraction paths and regimes for the rational usage of energy resources. The authors of this volume base their analysis on a broad view that goes far beyond this scope. A summary of the history of both the Russian gas industry and the company and a clear description of its basic infrastructure provides a backdrop for the discussion of contemporary issues. Highlighting the role of politics in Russia's gas trade, the authors examine the challenges Gazprom faces in the European gas markets. They offer a historical overview of this Russo-European cooperation, from the gas deals of the 1970s to the recent attempts to create an 'energy empire' and Gazprom's responses to challenges presented by developments in the EU energy markets. The main focus of this study is the conflict between the strategy of vertical integration adopted by Gazprom in the early 2000's and the company's options in response to ongoing changes in these markets. The study covers a broad spectrum of issues, including Gazprom's attempts to penetrate end-user energy markets, political barriers to downstream investment, opportunities to capture new market niches in Europe, and obstacles to implementing Gazprom's new strategic plans. Gazprom provides a critical analysis of Russia's energy industry, making it essential reading for specialists in the fields of international energy relations, energy economics, political science, and the economic history of Russia. It will be of interest to those researching the development of the Russian energy sector and issues of energy security and energy policy. For students of economics and political science at the undergraduate level the book will augment and complement the core materials in their courses on energy economics and geopolitics.Introduction: Mirages of Energy Superpower: Gazprom's Ambitions of Dominance and the Power of the Market; Andrei Vavilov 1. Overview of Russia's Natural Gas Industry; Ivan Nazarov 2. Value and Performance: Gazprom from the Corporate Governance and Finance Perspective; Vladimir Kreyndel 3. A Phantom Energy Empire: The Failure of Gazprom's Downstream Integration; Andrei Vavilov and GeorgyTrofimov 4. A Struggle for Pipelines: Attempts at Strategic Expansion in the Near Abroad; Andrei Vavilov and Georgy Trofimov 5. European Challenges: Competitive Pressure, Gas Market Liberalization, and the Crisis of Long-Term Contracting; Andrei Vavilov and Georgy Trofimov 6. The New Export Routes and Gazprom's Strategic Opportunities in Europe; Andrei Vavilov, Galina Kovalishina, and Georgy Trofimov 7. The Evolution of the Russian Gas Market; Ivan Nazarov

Szczegóły: Gazprom

Tytuł: Gazprom
Wydawnictwo: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137461094
Rok wydania: 2014
Ilość stron: 292
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.47 kg

Recenzje: Gazprom