Geopolitics Decanted is a podcast featuring geopolitical analysis and in-depth expert interviews on topics ranging from War in Ukraine, Great Power Competition with China, changing nature of warfare, sanctions and export controls, semiconductors and cybersecurity. This is a podcast for people who care about the details and are seeking a comprehensive understanding of global issues, not just the sound bytes. It is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator (www.silverado.org), a Washington DC-based non-profit with a mission to promote prosperity and global competitiveness for America and its allies by accelerating bipartisan strategic, economic and technological policy solutions.
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Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with energy markets and russian oil and gas sector expert Sergey Vakulenko (formerly with Gazprom Neft, Royal Dutch Shell and IHS Markit) about how Russia is engineering an energy crisis in Europe, with spillover effects all over the world.
Topics covered:
- When it comes to gas, who needs whom more: Russia or Europe?
- What are Europe's options to survive the winter without Russian gas? Which countries will be most affected?
- What game is Russia playing by cutting Nord Stream 1 flows?
- Why are Poland, Finland and Bulgaria cutoff from direct purchases of Russian gas while others like Germany are still buying?
- How long would it take to build a pipeline from the Russian gas fields in the West to China to remove dependence on European customers?
- Can Russia continue to operate and maintain old wells and drill new ones without Western servicing firms?
- What is the impact of Russian gas cutoffs on fertilizer production and global food supplies?
- How much is it hurting Russia to sell oil at substantial discount to China and India?
Follow the speakers on Twitter @DAlperovitch, @SergeyVakulenk0
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