Dr. Agnia Grigas
Energy & Political Risk Expert
Natural Gas
Here you can find a list of articles, reports published by Dr. Agnia Grigas or publications where she has provided commentary on the natural gas industry. Some of these publications discuss energy security or natural gas pipeline projects and the politics that surround it, whereas others cover the liquefied natural gas industry (LNG). More specifically, here you can find a broad discussion on the shale revolution and how see how over the past years it has been rapidly altering the geopolitics and dynamics of the global natural gas markets.
Azerski gaz niedługo dotrze do Unii Europejskiej; Rosja próbuje go blokować (in Polish)
Polish Press Agency
February 13, 2017
Uzależniona od rosyjskiego gazu Unia Europejska już wkrótce zyska nowe źródło dostaw tego surowca - błękitne paliwo z Azerbejdżanu. Budowa gazociągów trwa. Projektowi - jak mówią eksperci - może zaszkodzić rosyjska propaganda i promowany przez Moskwę konkurencyjny projekt - Turkish Stream.
A Natural Gas Diplomacy for the New US Administration
Atlantic Council
January 25, 2018
As the geopolitics of natural gas undergo significant shifts, the US has the opportunity to play the role of leader in the global gas markets with its newfound energy prowess as an emerging producer of natural gas and LNG exporter.
Tillerson Could Boost Energy Diplomacy
Atlantic Council
January 13, 2017
With the United States having emerged as an energy superpower, US President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate the former chief executive officer of energy giant ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, as secretary of state is significant.
As Russia’s gas market gets weaker, Europe gets stronger
Reuters
January 10, 2017
Europe’s Trans Anatolian natural gas pipeline in Turkey has hit a major milestone. It passed the halfway mark to completion at the end of 2016, bringing the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline project closer to its finishing point – and closer to reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
How Putin is losing his grip on Russia's pipeline politics
Reuters
November 19, 2016
As President Vladimir Putin seeks to reinforce Russia’s position as a global power through nuclear saber-rattling and military campaigns in Ukraine and Syria, the next U.S. administration will need to both contain and cooperate with him. If played right, that may get easier in the years to come.
Deteriorating Relations Between Russia And Turkey Will Have Broader Consequences
Forbes
November 24, 2015
Turkey’s decision to shoot down a Russian warplane for violating its airspace near the Syrian border will challenge Turkish-Russian and US-Russian relations that were already under increasing strain.
Can the Nord Stream 2 cut out Central and Eastern European countries from transiting Russian gas?
PISM
October 04, 2015
Russia’s plans to launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea in order to increase gas supplies to the German market is just the latest step of Russia’s broader long-term strategy to cut the Central and Eastern European countries from the energy transit business.
It's Only a Matter of Time Before the Shale Topic Will Be Raised Again in the EU, Lithuania
Natural Gas World
September 13, 2015
How will the now 'wobbly' Russian gas giant Gazprom measure up in the future? What will the geopolitical climate look like for the Baltics as it cuts loose from the Russian monopoly?
An Energy Solution for Ukraine
The New York Times
August 15, 2014
As the European winter approaches and with Ukraine facing another possible halt in gas from Moscow, the United States should support bringing liquid natural gas (L.N.G.) technologies to Ukraine to enable Kiev to import alternative gas supplies via the Black Sea.
Winter and Gazprom Won’t Wait: What The Geopolitics of LNG Will Mean for the People of the Ukraine and Europe
Huffington Post
August 14, 2014
As the crisis in Ukraine is escalating with the prospect of Russian military intervention, there is every reason to believe that Vladimir Putin will use other weapons at his disposal.
Can EU face Russia down over energy policy?
OpenDemocracy
March 12, 2013
Moscow uses energy as a geopolitical weapon and is thus in a strong position vis a vis the EU, 40% of whose gas supplies come from Russia. But new developments, including shale gas discoveries, are enabling Europe to retaliate and the outcome is not a foregone conclusion.
The Gas Relationship between the Baltic States and Russia – politics and commercial realities
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
September 30, 2012
Gas markets in the Baltic countries are small, disconnected from the rest of Europe and, despite many plans for diversification over the past 20 years, remain entirely supplied by Russian gas.