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Power struggles : energy security and energy diplomacy in the Asia Pacific
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This book explores the Asia Pacifics energy security exploring key issues including major trans-border energy projects, energy mix policy, trans- border pipelines, LNG transfer between nations, bal...
This book explores the Asia Pacifics energy security exploring key issues including major trans-border energy projects, energy mix policy, trans- border pipelines, LNG transfer between nations, balance of power relations between major powers, the North Korean energy situation, energy alliances, World Choke point and more. Se Hyun Ahn is Professor of the Department of International Relations and the Director of the Center for Energy Security Strategic Studies in the University of Seoul.
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- Se Hyun Ahn
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- Language
- English
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- Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
- ©2022
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- 1 online resource (xv, 230 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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- ISBNs
- 9811954739, 9789811954764, 9811954747, 9789811954733, 9789811954740, 9789811954757
- OCLC
- on1375296046, on1347019976
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framing Energy Security Between Russia and South Korea? -- Introduction -- Progress -- The Kovykta Gas Field at Irkutsk -- The Sakhalin Project -- Other Energy Projects -- Problems -- Bilateral Dimension -- The Limits of the RFE: Underdevelopment and Harsh Environment -- The Regional Dimension -- Prospects -- Notes -- 3 Northeast Asia's Kovykta Conundrum: A Decade of Promise and Peril -- The Potential Benefits of Kovykta Gas Development -- Russia's Untapped Potential
- South Korea's Looming LNG Supply Gap -- China's Promise as a Gas Market -- The Fight for Kovykta -- The Five-Country Feasibility Study (1996-2000) -- The Three-Country Feasibility Study (2000-03) -- Gazprom's Strong-Arm (2004-Present) -- Obstacles to the Development of the Kovykta Gas Pipeline -- Transit Country Problems -- Complexities of Gas Investments -- Demand Security and Pricing -- Russia's Resource Renationalization -- Balancing Russia's Domestic and European Demand -- Russia's New Subsoil Law -- Kovykta's Periphery -- Future Outlook -- Notes
- 4 Is Natural Gas the Answer for North Korea? -- Introduction -- Energy Crisis in North Korea -- North Korea's Energy Dependence on China -- Natural Gas Remedy: Why Natural Gas for North Korea? -- Natural Gas Options for North Korea -- Siberian Potential and Russia's Role -- PNG North Korean Route and LNG Power Plant Proposal -- The US Role -- Future Outlook -- Notes -- 5 Framing Multilateral Energy Security Framework in Northeast Asia?: Lessons from KEDO and ECT -- Introduction -- The Experience of KEDO: "Why is KEDO Relevant for Future Energy Development?" -- The Lesson from the EU and ECT
- Anatomy of Future Regional Multilateral Energy Framework -- What Is to Be Done? & Outlook -- References -- 6 Republic of Korea's Energy Security Conundrum: The Problems of Energy Mix and Energy Diplomacy Deadlock -- Introduction -- ROK'S Energy Consumption and Demand Trend -- Global Supply and Demand Conditions -- Current Energy Consumption -- Problems of the Current Energy Policy -- Basic Direction of the Second Energy Master Plan -- Transition to Demand Management Policy -- Enhancement of Energy Security -- Establish a Stable Supply System for Each Energy Source
- Oil and Gas Supply and Demand Projection -- Oil -- Natural Gas -- Alternative Energy -- Natural Gas -- The New Energy Security Concept -- ROK'S Energy Security Objetives -- What is the Most Important Current Issue and How is the Country Trying to Solve It? -- What Are the Biggest Foreseen Challenges in the Near Future? -- What Role Does the US-Japan-Korea Alliance Play for the Country's Energy Security? -- Off-Shore Resource Development -- Energy Diplomacy -- Energy Power Mix -- Energy Scandal -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 The US-ROK Energy Alliance -- Background -- Benefits