Washington Post (March 6)
Russia’s energy stranglehold around Europe, which imports about a third of its fuel from Russia, must be loosened. “In the long term, Europe and Ukraine should continue to make their energy markets more flexible. Ukraine should consider building an LNG import terminal on the Black Sea, and the country must clean up its notoriously corrupt energy production sector.” Abundant supply in the U.S., Norway, Qatar and Eastern Europe can also play a role in freeing Europe “from Gazprom’s grip.”
Tags: Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Energy, Europe, Gazprom, Imports, LNG terminal, Norway, Qatar, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Wall Street Journal (September 4)
A potential agreement with Russia for an LNG terminal in Vladivostok is “the latest sign of how Japan’s heightened quest for energy is shaping its relations with the rest of the world.” The $13 billion terminal could be finished by 2018 and provide 10 million tons of LNG annually (about 12% of Japan’s imports). The new focus on securing stable energy supplies is warming “Japan’s long-frosty relations with Russia.”
