The conservation of exhaustible natural resources constitutes a prominent linkage and one of the ongoing debates in the relationship between trade liberalization and environmental sustainability. Indeed, the recognition of this linkage was embodied as an important exception to the rules of the GATT, which justifies a violating measure related “to the conservation of exhaustible...
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Billets marqués ‘ oil ’
The conservation of exhaustible natural resources in the GATT and WTO: Implications for the conservation of oil resources
Energy sustainability in the Gulf States – The why and the how
This paper by Laura El-Katiri aims to discuss the current and future challenges evolving from the Gulf region’s growing domestic energy use, coupled to its continued, almost exclusive, reliance on oil and natural gas, on the region’s future export potential, as well as the security of its domestic energy supplies...
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The relationships between oil and autocracy
This paper argues that, in order to firmly establish the existence of relationships between oil prices and autocracy, it is crucial to go beyond axiomatic, as well as ideological, formulations...
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Assessing the financialization hypothesis
The main objectives of this OIES paper are to assess whether financialization can impact oil market behaviour over and above structural fundamental changes, and whether these changes affect final consumers’ welfare...
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Outlook for oil and gas in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
The aim of this report is to elaborate the MEDPRO Energy Reference Scenario for oil and gas supply and demand up to 2030 for southern and eastern Mediterranean countries
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World Energy Outlook 2012
The IEA report presents up to date, authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for energy security, environmental sustainability and economic development. Oil, natural gas, coal, electricity from nuclear generation and all other sources, all aspects of renewables, and energy and climate change are all covered.
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Hybrid energy governance
This article develops a novel theory of energy governance and uses it to assess how institutional innovation can help meet critical challenges emerging from rapid technological change
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Sino-Russian oil and gas cooperation
China and Russia are giant countries whose recent economic and energy experience could hardly be more different: in the one, unprecedentedly rapid industrialisation has sent its share of world primary energy consumption soaring from 7 to 20 percent since 1985 (overtaking the USA); in the other the collapse of centrally planned industry has reduced...
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Annuaires statistiques 2012 de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie
Natural Gas Information - Coal Information - Oil Information - Electricity Information - Renewable Energy Information - Energy Balances of OECD Countries - Energy Balances of non-OECD Countries - Energy Statistics of OECD Countries - Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries
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Joint Ventures in the Russian Offshore – Positive News but only for the Long Term
The increasing maturity of Russia’s onshore fields, especially those in West Siberia, and the potential for the country’s production to go into sharp decline over the next decade has prompted the Russian government to promote offshore development as a potential solution...
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Fiscal policy and natural resource entitlements: Who benefits from Mexican oil?
This OIES paper suggests a new approach to analysing the distribution of natural resource revenues and applies it to the case of Mexico
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Arctic opening: Opportunity and risk in the High North
This report explores how the rapidly changing Arctic environment is creating both opportunities and risks for businesses operating in Arctic region
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Resource rents, political institutions and economic growth
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on oil and other point-source resource curse
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Expect the unexpected : Ten Situations to keep an eye on
This study outlines possible future scenarios that are deserving of special attention because the situations they could create would present great challenges to Germany and Europe
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