Russian Energy and Security up to 2030 (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series)

The challenges in Russia’s energy sector are changing. On the demand side, Europe is seeking to limit its dependence on Russian oil and gas, with the result that China and other Asian countries are likely to eventually become growing export markets for Russian energy. On the supply side, oil and gas fields in West Siberia are diminishing and in future Russia’s energy will have to come more from East Siberia and the Arctic, which will necessitate new infrastructure development and the employment of advanced technologies, which may increase Russia’s dependence on commercial partners from outside Russia. This book explores the challenges facing Russia’s energy sector and the resulting security implications. It includes a discussion of how far the Russian state is likely to continue to monopolise the energy sector, and how far competition from private and foreign companies might be allowed.

Susanne Oxenstierna is a Doctor of Economics and a Senior Researcher at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in Stockholm, Sweden.

Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen is a Professor in Russian Energy Policy at the Aleksanteri Institute and the Department of Social Research at Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.