INTRODUCTION As a well-known fact by millions of people, more than hundred and fifty years ago, Colonel Drake in Titusville, Pennsylvania did the first oil discovery. From 1859 to 2015, the use of oil and its market concept has dramatically changed by producers and consumers. First oligopoly market initiatives can be explained by the dissolution...
INTRODUCTION Northern Iraq, with the popular name Kurdish Region, by having an estimated 40 billion bbl oil and 8 tcm gas reserves (according to OPEC reports), is a strategic region for Turkey. In addition to oil and gas reserves, other key factors such as historical background, terrorism, ethnical properties, existing disputes with the central Iraqi...
INTRODUCTION Turkish Stream Pipeline Project (TSP) is the result of the altering Russian gas supply policies toward European Union (EU). Due to flustering disputes over Ukraine, initial step was planned as to bypass Ukraine with a new standalone pipeline that will transit Russian gas to Eastern Europe. However, increasing conflicts between EU and Bulgarian government...
ABSTRACT EU is the biggest energy importing structure in the world and Russia is her major supplier. EU energy security troubled by increasing political conflicts with Russia rushes EU to diversify her energy supplies. One of the most popular candidates for EU’s future energy supply is the Caspian resources placed in between Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,...
ABSTRACT Increasing demand in energy makes the world revolve around it. Major oil companies have been researching all around the world as to increase reserve and production. What could we do to find more reserves? Thinking backwards is a way to discover new methodology and associated new technology. That is how unconventional methods stepped in...
INTRODUCTION One of the never-ending discussion topics in today’s modern time is doubtlessly energy supply. Energy gained even more value with the industrial revolution; nowadays it maintains its importance as an element of strategic balance. Although energy resources are not dispersed homogeneously of the earth’s surface, global demand for energy supplies is constantly increasing that...
Oğuzhan Akyener ABSTRACT Due to increasing demand, gas supply is one of the most strategic energy security issues for huge importers. Caspian region -where important gas supply potentials exist- has always been directly related to the huge importers’ energy security issues, such as EU and Turkey. Azerbaijan as an important gas supplier country located in...
Energy Policy Turkey dergimizin Suriye iç savaşını bütün yönleriyle inceleyen 7. sayısı yayınlanmıştır. Dergiyi okumak için: http://www.energypolicyturkey.com/published-issues/fifth-issue-2-2/
Energy Policy Turkey (EPT) is TESPAM’s non-academic journal. A few unique energy professionals iniated the idea “Why not, Turkey to be a respected country in the global energy game.” on a level, where valued Turkish (later to be international) experts analyze energy balance in today’s world and suggest the most suitable strategies and policies towards...