Discontinuation of Russian Natural Gas Supplies through Ukraine to the EU in January 2009: An Ancient Drama or Just a Marginal Episode in the Natural Gas Market? Cover Image

Pozastavenie dodávok ruského plynu cez Ukrajinu do EÚ v januári 2009: Antická dráma alebo marginálna epizóda na trhu s plynom?
Discontinuation of Russian Natural Gas Supplies through Ukraine to the EU in January 2009: An Ancient Drama or Just a Marginal Episode in the Natural Gas Market?

Author(s): Urban Rusnák
Subject(s): Politics, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Slovakia; foreign policy; 2009; Russia; gas; EU; Ukraine; gas market; energy; economy;
Summary/Abstract: The key place in the field of energy security belongs to knowledge of the technical capabilities of the existing infrastructure. To better understand the essence of the issue connected with the natural gas disputes between Ukraine and Russia it is useful to familiarize oneself with the infrastructure of the natural gas industry, and with the technical as well as the business procedures of natural gas exports from the Russian Federation.

  • Page Range: 97-111
  • Page Count: 15
  • Publication Year: 2010
  • Language: Slovak