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In his "The Quest", Daniel Yergin analyses the complexity of the world of energy resources. Plainly said, what happens in one part of the world may impact developments in the other parts. This "butterfly effect" has its unquestionable consequences also for separate regions, including the post-Soviet. The course, therefore, concentrates on the developments in this part of the world.
The aim of the course is to explore the problems of oil and gas extraction and trading in the area of the Post-Soviet space in its broadness and various perspectives, political, economic and also technical. We will try to seek systemic explanations, critically evaluate short and long term trends. What is the impact of new technologies on the post-Soviet space? Why it is so hard to predict future developments even if we possess advanced analytical tools? What is the role of Russian energy companies? Is China a game-changer? What is the role of the European Union? The choice of the readings will be subjected to the changing nature of the energy sphere. Although the papers are placed in the SIS, they might change with the changing situation. Therefore, please, be careful to check the valid paper for each of the classes. I will try to keep the readings up to date as possible. Students should not expect that they will become energy specialists. After finishing this course, students should be able to understand the developments in the oil and gas markets, the problems of negotiations, policy choices. In a broader sense, students should understand also the role of energy affairs in the political relations in the post-Soviet area. Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.01.2021)
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The aim of the course is to present the situation with the energy commodities in the post-Soviet Space. The course should provide an introduction to the topic in general (technical characteristics, oil and gas trading) and then give an overview of the situation in separate states. Poslední úprava: Vykoukal Jiří, doc. PhDr., CSc. (17.06.2019)
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General (mandatory)https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3907 Smil, Vaclav, Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century, John Wiley and Sons, 2015 Nersesian, R. L. (2016). Energy economics: Markets, history and policy. New York: Routledge.
Region related (additional) Pirani, Simon (ed.) Russian and CIS Gas Markets and their Impact on Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008). Gomart, Thomas a Adrian Dellecker. Russian energy security and foreign policy. New York: Routledge, 2011 Overland, Indra, Kjærnet, Heidi a Kendall-Taylor, Andrea. Caspian energy politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Milton Park: Routledge, c2010 Sixsmith, Martin. Putin's oil: the Yukos affair and the struggle for Russia [online]. New York: Continuum, 2010 Aalto, Pami. The EU-Russian energy dialogue: Europe's future energy security. Aldershot: Ashgate, c2008 Godzimirski, Jakub M. Russian energy in a changing world: what is the outlook for the hydrocarbons superpower? [online]. 1 online resource (218 pages). Wyciszkiewicz, Ernest. Geopolitics of pipelines: energy interdependence and inter-state relations in the post-Soviet area. Warsaw: The Polish Institute of International Affairs, 2009
Journals: Neftegazovaya vertikal (in Russian) Petroleum Economist Oil and Gas Journal
Further readings: http://www.europeanenergyreview.eu http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/ http://konoplyanik.ru/ru/publications/articles.html http://www.iaee.org/en/index.aspx http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/en
for more news, especially in relation to market developments, follow Bloomberg, Reuters and other general economic journals
Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2021)
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UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus spread, our classes will be held via zoom at the time given in your schedule (We 17-18,30) https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/99902100572?pwd=TGZhZURqcjF3QVJkOTdDeXVzOE1yZz09
Students are expected to read the papers and discuss the matters during the class. Please, follow the syllabus for up to date readings (some of them are provided via links, some by moodle). Please note, that the topic is highly current and we should reflect on the changes in the oil and gas business. All the papers should be submitted through moodle. Any remarks or questions are welcomed! Presentations:
Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (06.02.2021)
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Reading and discussion will be an essential part of our work. Students should be able to formulate their thoughts based on the reading. The papers will be placed in moodle https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3907 Each student should have an oral presentation (approx. 15 minutes long), on an agreed topic. The presentation should bring the author's view on a specific problem. UPDATE - Due to coronacrisis situation, the final exam will be placed in moodle. Questions will be based on readings, slides, and class discussions - asking about explanations, understandings. Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2021)
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https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/99902100572?pwd=TGZhZURqcjF3QVJkOTdDeXVzOE1yZz09
Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2021)
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