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June 16, 2008 by The Baker Institute Energy Forum of James A. Baker III Institute for public policy

The changing role of National Oil Companies in international oil markets

NOCs are considerably less technically efficient than a comparable firm privately owned. Depending on the government’s share in the company and whether the company has to sell their fuel at subsidized prices this on average leads to a 65% efficiency loss for an NOC that is fully government owned and sells at subsidized prices as compared to...
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June 16, 2008 by Bassam Fattouh

The myth of the Iranian oil weapon

Although Iran has many tools for deterrence or retaliation at its disposal, contrary to what many analysts believe, the oil weapon is not one of them.There are serious costs and risks associated with the use of the oil weapon. It is not always effective; it is indiscriminate; and it cannot be sustained for a long period of time. It is certainly n...
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June 16, 2008 by Warner ten Kate

No "Silver Bullet": The 2007 National Petroleum Council report in the US energy debate

This briefing paper evaluates the policy recommendations made in the NPC report and concludes that there is not a single answer to the questions of import dependency and climate change. The author stresses that the importance of this paper must not be sought in its conclusions and recommendations, but rather in the number of stakeholders that w...
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June 16, 2008 by Bassam Fattouh

How secure are Middle East oil supplies?

This paper assesses under which circumstances the region would cease to act (willing or unwillingly) as a reliable supplier of oil, what are the chances of these events occurring, and in case of a disruption, how big the impact is likely to be on oil supplies and productive capacity. ...
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June 12, 2008 by CIEP study

Study EU energy supply security and geopolitics

Study conducted for the Directorate General Trans European Networks. This study provides an analysis of EU energy supplies in the wider dynamic context of geopolitics and geo-economics. The study makes clear that the EU should develop its own strategy but, at the same time, should also invest in dialogues with other consumer countries, such as ...
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June 12, 2008 by CIEP study

Tomorrow's Mores: The international system, geopolitical changes and energy

Tomorrow’s Mores explores the limits of future energy relations within a changing international system.How can consuming states secure their energy supplies in an environment where competition for scarce resources has increased and in which producing countries have relatively more power than in the 1980s and 1990s? Go to article...
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June 5, 2008 by The National Petroleum Council

Facing the hard truths about energy

A comprehensive report by the US national petroleum Council on the development of the energy sector untill 2030 and the mechanisms endowed by the US government to give shape to this development. The American people are very concerned about energy—its availability, reliability, cost, and environmental impact. Energy also has become a subje...
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May 22, 2008 by Hughes Belin

Sarkozy goes for 'non-carbon balance'

In June, France and her energetic leader Nicolas Sarkozy will take over the presidency of the European Union. Energy issues – focusing in particular on the climate and security of supply – will be among the most important concerns of the French government....
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May 22, 2008 by Yves de Saint Jacob

Nuclear energy supporters doubtful about wind power

In France, those who are the most suspicious about the development of wind power are the supporters of nuclear energy. Their argument is that wind energy will replace "clean" nuclear energy with "dirty" thermal energy....
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May 22, 2008 by Yves de Saint Jacob

Interview David Corchia: ‘Photovoltaic solar power may become bigger than wind’

David Corchia manages EDF Energies Nouvelles, a subsidiary company of the power giant EDF. In early 2000, EDFEN began expanding its wind energy business, which remains its main activity. The company is now investing heavily in solar power as well as biomass, micro hydropower and biofuels....
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