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100 1 $aFavennec, Jean-Pierre.
240 10 $aGéopolitique de l'énergie.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe geopolitics of energy /$cJean-Pierre Favennec ; translated from the French by Michelle Morton (Lionbridge).
260 $aParis :$bTechnip,$c2011.
300 $axx, 288 p. :$bill. (some col.), col. maps ;$c24 cm.
500 $aTranslation of: Géopolitique de l'énergie. Paris : Technip, 2007.
500 $a"IFP Energies nouvelles publications"--T.p.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aPart 1. The energy environment. Chapter 1. Different forms of energy. What is energy? -- Energy in its different forms -- From oil exploration to oil marketing -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Electricity -- Renewable energy -- Energy and sociology -- Chapter 2. Energy markets : outlook and challenges. Energy demand -- Determinants of energy demand -- Energy pricing -- Fossil fuel reserves -- Outlook : future energy needs -- Environment and sustainable development -- Chapter 3. Structure of energy industries. Natural monopolies and effects of size -- The petroleum industry : international oil companies and national oil companies -- Nationalization of gas and electricity in Europe -- Producing countries : control over their oil reserves -- Post the 1970s : liberalization, privatization and new regulations -- Situation in developing countries -- Ethics and energy -- Increased competition -- Other often forgotten players -- Chapter 4. Energy policies and security of supplies. Solutions offered by the market -- How to improve supply security -- Means of supply -- Threats to energy supplies : the risk of physical failure of transport networks -- Securing hydrocarbon supplies militarily -- A special issue : strategic stocks -- Part 2. Energy throughout the world. Chapter 5. The North American continent. Very high energy consumption -- Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Electricity -- Challenges for American energy policy -- American foreign policy and supply security -- Chapter 6. The South American continent. Oil -- Natural gas -- Electricity -- Dynamics and challenges -- Chapter 7. Europe. Increasing energy imports -- Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Electricity -- Organization and regulation of gas and electricity markets -- Security of European Union supplies -- Chapter 8. The Commonwealth of Independent States. The energy scene in the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Geopolitics of transporting hydrocarbons from CIS states Hydrocarbon sector : political and legal consequences of the Putin era -- Chapter 9. Africa. Energy for Africa. The importance of oil -- Exploration and production : players in the Gulf of Guinea -- African nations in oil globalization -- Conclusion : the new oil stakes in Africa -- Chapter 10. Asia Pacific. Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Electricity -- Agro-fuels and geothermal energy in Asia -- Asia : the challenge of supply diversification -- The risks from increased competition -- Chapter 11. The Middle East. Energy consumption : "all hydrocarbon" -- The emergence of the Middle East oil giants -- Natural gas -- Other energy sources -- The role of Middle East oil production capacity in worldwide supply security -- The dominance of the Middle East and world energy supply security -- The Middle East and the United States : the deterioration of a vital relationship : the Second Gulf War.
650 0 $aEnergy policy.
650 0 $aPower resources$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aEnergy industries$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aNatural resources$xManagement.
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