Georgia : Russian foreign energy policy and implications for Georgia's energy security /
Annotation This report shows that as Georgia has restructured its energy sector, the new Russian and Georgian political elites exerted their influence, particularly through the participation of Russian gas company Itera in privatizations of Georgian gas enterprises. And how, over the past few years,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2006.
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| Series: | Global market briefings.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Executive Summary; 1. Russia's energy policy and its implications for Georgian industrial consumers and network operations, 1992-1995; Gas supply contracts with Turkmenistan; Destabilization in Azerbaijan: another reason for failed shipment of goods for Turkmen gas supplies between 1993 and 1994; Currency shortage: another reason for non-payment of Turkmen gas supplies; Growing debts for regularly reduced supplies; Terrorist acts against energy enterprises and pipelines; Problems of Turkmen gas volumes and quality; Internal debt.
- Results of Russia's foreign and energy policy on Georgia2. Russia's energy policy and implications for Georgian industrial consumers and the Georgian energy network: 1995-2002; Emergence of Itera as the exclusive supplier of Turkmen gas to Georgia; Itera in Georgia's gas distribution: from Interpac and Intergas to Itera Georgia; Signs of corruption: the Georgian-Russian gas trade from 1996 to 2002; Itera and Georgian enterprise debt; 1998-1999: crucial years for the trans-Caspian pipeline project and the privatization of Georgia's energy industry; Privatization of energy enterprises, 1998.
- Azeri gas shipment to Turkey and growing political instability in GeorgiaRepeated attempts to take over Georgian enterprises in 2002; Terrorist acts, bombs and sabotage; Drift towards Russia; Results of Russia's regional and energy policy from 1995 to 2002; 3. Gazprom in Georgia: a new geopolitical game; Gazprom in neighbouring states and Iran; Georgia's official position on Gazprom; Interest group promoting Gazprom; The new political leadership; Attempted privatization of gas enterprises; Tbilgazi; Rustavi Chemicals Engineering Plant Azot.
- Gazprom's attempt to privatize Georgia's pipeline network: a geopolitical game with Iranian gas transitGeorgia's official stand vis-à-vis the Iranian Gas transit issue; Results of Russia's foreign and regional policy in 2002- 2005 on developments in Georgia; Appendix 1. Georgia's main gas pipelines; Appendix 2. Gas consumption in Tbilgazi, capital city gas distribution company; Appendix 3. Transit gas pipelines in the Caspian and Black Sea regions; Notes and references; About the series: Russian foreign energy policy reports.
