Gas infrastructure development in the countries of East Baltic as a way to increase energy security
... necessity is estimated from the perspective of the current and future demand for natural gas, including the terms and conditions of contracts concluded with OAO Gazprom. Different scenarios and prospects for individual LNG terminal projects and associated pipeline infrastructure are evaluated. It is shown that the inability of countries to find a political compromise on this issue and the terms of existing contracts for Russian gas, as well as low domestic demand for gas hamper the implementation of a ...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
... geoeconomic structures built by this centre. The most considerable success in maritime jurisdiction expansion was the recognition of a 52,000 sq. m enclave as Russia’s continental shelf in March 2014.<3> A principal Eurasian initiative is the Caspian Pipeline Consortium project aimed at facilitating hydrocarbon transit from Kazakhstan. Maritime infrastructure has been developing along with related industries: since 1994, the cargo turnover of Russian seaports has increased eightfold; from 1997 to ...
Economic and geopolitical aspects of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project (NS 2) along the bottom of the Baltic Sea is aimed to increase gas supply from Russia to Germany and other EU countries. It serves mutual economic interests: the predicted growth in gas demand in the EU markets and the need to strengthen ...
Competition and cooperation problems in the energy sector of the Baltic region
This article considers the problems of competition and cooperation in the field of energy in the Baltic region, first of all, those related to the export of Russian oil and oil products, the Nord Stream gas pipeline, and the construction of nuclear plants in Poland, the Kaliningrad region, Lithuania, and Belarus. The author shows that, though Russia and the EU occasionally pursue opposite goals, there is considerable interdependence between them, and a confrontation ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... the event of a possible military conflict with Russia, as well as an opportunity to participate in probable alternatives to Russian energy supplies. In particular, complementary protection by NATO may be provided for the Polish-Danish Baltic Pipe gas pipeline under construction with a connection to the Norwegian gas transportation network, as well as the Swinoujscie gas hub of American oil and gas companies for Eastern and Central Europe, and the floating LNG terminal near Gdansk [30].
A new dimension ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... events and shifts indicating the deepening of the ‘cool war’ occurred [2]: the start of Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO, the attempts by the Lithuanian leadership to restrict transit to the Kaliningrad region, the leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines and others. As indicated in the Russian Maritime Doctrine, at the Atlantic theatre, NATO continues a “direct confrontation with the Russian Federation and its allies”,<1> pushes its infrastructure further to the East and strengthens ...
Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
... (Estonian: lõimimine), rail (meaning Rail Baltic), energy (Estonian: energia), innovation (Estonian: innovatsioon), digital (Estonian: digitaal), social (Estonian: sotsiaalne), workforce (Estonian: tööjõud), nature/environment (Estonian: loodus), pipeline (Estonian: torustik), oil shale industry (Estonian: põlevkivitööstus), well-being (Estonian: heaolu), business, investment (Estonian: investeeringud).
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— Soviet ...
The Functional and the Instrumental in Market Definition: a Laboratory for Natural Experiments in the Baltics
... in control (within a single economic entity). In order to compare the practical implementation of institutional alternatives, we examine the modes of governance in the gas supply industry. A major focus is the Baltic region where two interconnected pipelines — the Nord Stream and the OPAL — were constructed. Different ways to handle transactions relating to gas supply were employed at the time. We compare these ways and conclude that it is necessary to consider the determinants of a transaction ...
Russia’s energy policy in the Baltic region: a geoeconomic approach
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The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... territory, created obstacles to the construction of transit transport infrastructure, and put forward various political demands. In particular, in 2013, Poland refused to approve the project for the construction of the Yamal — Western Europe-2 gas pipeline, demanding as an ultimatum that in the section leading to the Polish border, the pipe should not pass through the shorter and more reliable route through Belarus, but through Ukraine.<6> This story became one of the main reasons that forced ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine.
2. Countries not supporting additional sanctions: Finland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, fall into this category. Although Denmark obstructed the construction of the “Nord Stream-2” gas pipeline, these countries did not advocate for additional sanctions against Russia beyond those imposed by the EU.
3. Most anti-Russian countries: Poland, the Baltic States (including Lithuania and Latvia), and Sweden emerged as the most anti-Russian ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... global economy, including as part of maritime transboundary macro-regions [16]. The range of marine economy activities was increasing at the time, along with the number of maritime objects: ports, industrial port complexes along major routes, submarine pipelines, offshore oil and gas extraction facilities on Sakhalin Island and in the Arctic, etc. [5]. Another major influence on coastalisation is geopolitical and situational changes: the growing exclavity of the Kaliningrad region as tensions rise between ...
Large business in the coastal zones of Russia: features and factors of localisation
... infrastructure, and population distribution patterns is very much in line with the interests and projects of large businesses. This change manifests itself in the development of port and logistics complexes, the port industry, the construction of offshore pipelines, more active offshore oil and gas production, the growing demographic potential of coastal cities, etc. This article aims to explore the localisation of large businesses in Russian coastal zones and to analyse the ‘coastalisation’ of the ...
The dynamics of agricultural land use in the North-West of Russia and the Baltic countries
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Socially efficient entry barriers?
... show that the absence of entry barriers does not improve competition in certain markets. On the contrary, it may result in a decrease in social welfare. This is particularly true of capital-intensive goods, for instance, large diameter pipes for gas pipelines. Lack of proper competition in such sectors of the market necessitates entry barriers, for they help to achieve a separating equilibrium at the market. Since there are costs associated with creating a separating equilibrium, it is necessary ...
Implementation persistent scatterers interferometry in MATLAB environment on a high performance computer cluster
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remote sensing, space images, geodynamic polygon, geodetic ...
Formation of transport complex in the Kaliningrad region
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The potential for expanding inter-cluster cooperation between the ship-building industries of Estonia, Finland, and North-West Russia
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6. Doing Business ...