Tagged With Tim Crawford
Turkey’s grand gas hub plan, part 1: Caspian commitments?
14 October 2024
The country is looking to position itself as a bridge for gas supplies from east to west, but whether Europe will need this gas remains to be seen
Russia’s quest for energy ‘technological sovereignty’, part 2
27 September 2024
The country faces big challenges as it seeks to replace Western suppliers when it comes to LNG carriers, while sanctions have all-but halted its petrochemicals expansion
Russia’s quest for energy ‘technological sovereignty’, part 1
25 September 2024
The country inherited a near self-sufficient oil and gas industry from the USSR, and it is working fast to eliminate shortfalls in its domestic capability, where advanced drilling and subsea technologies remain a vulnerability
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 2: Sanctions and isolation
22 August 2024
In the second of our two-part 90th anniversary issue series on Russian oil and gas, we look at how energy trade with Europe brought Russia in from the cold, and how adventurism in Ukraine sent it right back out again
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 1: Privatisation and nationalisation
22 August 2024
The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.
Vostok Oil: Russia’s sleeping giant
23 July 2024
Rosneft’s Arctic megaproject is happening despite sanctions, a lack of foreign investment and OPEC+ restrictions. But it will take a long time for its colossal potential to be realised
Moving Russian LNG into the shadows
14 June 2024
Russia may be looking to create a dark fleet of LNG carriers to get around sanctions on Arctic LNG 2, but it will be hard to replicate its success with shadow oil tankers
Gazprom: from boom to bust
28 May 2024
Lacking either the ability to generate cash for the Kremlin or serve as its geopolitical tool, Gazprom has lost its purpose
Uzbekistan’s privatisation push bears fruit
15 May 2024
Five years ago, Uzbekistan turned to a private company called Saneg to reverse the fortunes of its oil industry. Results so far are encouraging, and according to CEO Tulkin Yusupov, further progress is on the way
Russia makes gas inroads in Central Asia
17 April 2024
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan provide opportunities after Europe turns it back, while also offering another gateway to China
Russian refining under siege
26 February 2024
Ukraine is striking deeper into Russian territory as it seeks to disrupt its enemy’s oil supplies, but the impact remains limited
Trials and tribulations for Russian LNG
19 February 2024
Novatek may have completed Arctic LNG 2’s first train on time, but the harder part will be securing buyers and shipping cargoes as Washington seeks to halt Russia’s LNG expansion
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