The European countries have been excited over the past few years about newly discovered gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and rightly so. The newly
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EU’s Prospects in East Med: Gas Discoveries as Means for Regional Cooperation
Sohbet Karbuz (Barcelona Center for International Affairs – CIDOB) A number of major natural gas discoveries that have been made in recent years as well
Iraq Considers Oil-Swap Deal with Iran if Talks with Kurds Fail
Iraqi Oil Ministry said that it would consider selling its crude through Iran if the upcoming negotiations with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil
Moscow’s Retaliation: Turkish Stream Pipeline Construction Suspended
Moscow has suspended construction works on the Turkish Stream pipeline, the proposed natural gas pipeline from the Russian Federation to Turkey across the Black Sea.
Think-Tank: Designing a New EU-Turkey Strategic Gas Partnership
Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann (Bruegel) The current crisis in Ukraine has moved the issue of energy security back to the forefront of EU interests.
What Potential for Cooperation between the EU and Turkey on Diversification of Gas Supply?
Sami Andoura (IstitutoAffariInternazionali) Given the constantly rising energy consumption, the European Union must look for other sources to ensure its energy security. In this regard,
Fertilizer Trade Thrives along Syria-Turkey Helping ISIS Build Bombs
In the Turkish town of Akcatale, laborers work long hours to prepare bags of fertilizer for their way across the border with Syria. In the
European Union to Supply Natural Gas from Turkmenistan by 2019
As part of the European Union’s strategy to decrease its dependence on Russian energy supplies, the bloc is set to start buying gas from Turkmenistan
Iraq’s Kurds Increase Capacity of Oil Pipelines
Iraqi Kurds are planning to boost the capacity of oil pipelines via Turkey to 700,000 barrels (bpd) per day. The boost could thus increase the
EU’s Policy of Reducing Russian Energy Dependence: Still in the Brainstorming Phase
Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed several major steps that Russia had taken in order to fortify its revenues from selling its natural