Farkhod Aminjonov – Page 2

February 4, 2016

Is the Iran–Turkmenistan Gas Trade Coming to the End?*

Iran, according to the BP Statistical Review 2015, is currently placed first with 34 trillion cubic meters of gas reserves, followed by Russia (32.6 trillion cubic meters) and Qatar (24.5 trillion cubic meters).[i] Having possessed tremendous amount of gas, hypothetically, Iran can easily meet its both domestic needs and external gas […]

January 22, 2016

New Russian Gas Politics or Adapting to a Changing Gas Trading Dynamics in Central Asia?

Inherited gas pipeline infrastructure, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, turned Russia into a monopolist on moving Central Asian energy resources to external markets in the 1990s and the first decade of 2000s. Possessing almost complete control over the transportation of the Central Asian gas abroad Russian authorities were […]

January 6, 2016

Is the Iran–Turkmenistan Gas Trade Coming to the End?

Iran, according to the BP Statistical Review 2015, is currently placed first with 34 trillion cubic meters of gas reserves, followed by Russia (32.6 trillion cubic meters) and Qatar (24.5 trillion cubic meters). Having possessed tremendous amount of gas, hypothetically, Iran can easily meet its both domestic needs and external […]

December 31, 2015

Comparative Analysis of Russian and Ukrainian Gas Transit Powers

With increasing demand for natural gas, pipeline infrastructure started playing even more important role for transit countries in the Eurasian gas supply chain. High degrees of interdependence that pipelines entail succeeded to prevent long-term gas supply disruptions in the region. It, however, could not discourage energy actors from causing short-term […]

November 25, 2015

The New Program on Hydro-power Development to Improve Sustainability of Uzbekistan’s Energy Sector?

The government of Uzbekistan has recently approved a new program on hydro-power sector development for the period of 2016-2020. According to the program the government, with the support of international donors, is planning to allocate US$889.41 million in modernization of hydro-power generation facilities and construction of new hydro-power plants (HPP) […]

November 24, 2015

Gas Sector Development Policy Priorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Natural gas is the priority area in the development of the energy sector in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is the major gas producing country and it has the largest gas processing capacity in the region. Uzbekistan has been and remains a key supplier of gas within Central Asia and is highly interested […]