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- A Japanese Perspective on International Energy Landscape -

Author: Ken Koyama, PhD
Managing Director, Chief Economist
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
 
 
2013
  
 
No123
March 18
   Growing Importance of ASEAN+3 Energy Cooperation
 
No122
March 1
   Serious Deterioration of Air Pollution in China and Need for Energy Measures
 
No121
February 22
   New Moves Seen for LNG Development in Russian Far East
 
No120
February 13
   Growing Japan-China Tensions and Energy Problems
 
No119
February 4
   Crude Oil Prices Rising under World Economy Pleased with Stock Market Upsurge
 
No118
January 25
   Participating in the 3rd IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks
 
No117
January 17
   Significance of Competition Policy in Energy Market -- Its Bright and Dark Sides
 
No116
January 7
   Japan’s Energy Policy Challenges for 2013
 
No115
December 28
   A Review of 2012 Japanese and Overseas Energy Situation
 
2012
 
 
No114
December 17
   Key 2nd Term Energy Policy Challenges for President Obama
 
No113
December 5
   Remaining High Crude Oil Prices and Their Background
 
No112
November 29
   Meaning of “U.S. Energy Independence”
 
No111
November 15
   Future of Energy Markets and Roles of Technology
 
No110
November 12
   Natural Gas’s Roles and Challenges in Asia
 
No109
November 1
   U.S. and China Electing Next Leaders
 
No108
October 29
   Critical Importance of Human Resources for Nuclear Safety
 
No107
October 19
   Key Points of Medium-term Oil Market Outlook
 
No106
October 11
   Participating in 48th Joint Meeting of Japan-Korea and Korea-Japan Cooperation Committees
 
No105
October 5
   Participating in IEA-IEF-OPEC International Symposium
 
No104 September 28
   Emerging Three “China Risks” Attract Attention
 
No103 September 20
  Significance of the First-ever LNG Producer Consumer Conference
 
No102 September 6
  Japan-U.S. Energy Problems as Seen in 3rd Armitage Report
 
No101 September 3
  37th Japan Cooperation Forum for the Middle East
 
No100
August 24
   Rising Geopolitical Tensions in Northeast Asia and Their Impact on Energy Problems
 
No99
August 17
   WTI Hits 3-month High
 
No98
August 10
   A New Development for Japan’s Procurement of U.S. LNG
 
No97
August 3
   Background and Impacts of World's Largest Blackout in India
 
No96
July 27
   Nuclear Phase-out Policy Shaking Taiwan's Energy Situation
 
No95
July 19
   Viewpoints for Looking at Growingly Uncertain International Energy Situation: Middle East, U.S. and China
 
No94
July 11
   2011 World Energy Situation as Indicated in the BP Statistics
 
No93
June 28
   APEC Energy Ministers Adopt the “St. Petersburg Declaration” Seeking to Achieve the 3 E’s
 
No92
June 21
   Global Energy/Environmental Problems and Global Governance
 
No91
June 16
   OPEC Production Ceiling Left Unchanged at 30 Million bpd at 161st Meeting
 
No90
June 6
   Britain to Reform Electricity Market to Address Global Warming Issues and Enhance Energy Security
 
No89
June 1
   IEA Releases A Special Report on “Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas”
 
No88
May 24
   WTI Slips below $90/barrel for 1st Time in 7 Months on European Economic Fear
 
No87
May 7
   Implications of French Presidential and Greek Parliamentary Election Results for Energy Situation
 
No86
April 27
   Japanese Companies Stepping up Efforts to Secure U.S. LNG Exports
 
No85
April 19
   Japan’s Record High Trade Deficit of 4.4 Trillion Yen and Energy Problems
 
No84
April 13
   Chinese Economic Growth Slowdown and Its Impact on Energy Markets
 
No83
April 6
   Alaskan Natural Gas Development Making Progress
 
No82
March 30
   Russia's Energy Strategy toward APEC Summit
 
No81
March 23
   Future Asian Electricity Markets
 
No80
March 16
   Growing U.S.-Iran Tensions and International Oil Market
 
No79
March 9
   An Analysis on Asian Premium for LNG Price
 
No78
March 2
   New Situation and Challenges Involving World’s Downstream Oil Sector
 
No77
February 23
   Strategic Importance and Challenges of Middle East Energy Problems
 
No76
February 17
   Chinese Nuclear Energy Development Showing New Moves?
 
No75
February 10
   Key Points on Future Course of Germany's Nuclear Phase-out Policy
 
No74
February 3
   Viewpoint for Considering Energy Problems: Market-State Relationship
 
No73
January 20
   Two Risk Factors Emerging for International Energy Market Destabilization
 
2011
 
 
No72
December27
   A Review of 2011 Japanese and Overseas Energy Situation
 
No71
December20
   U.S. to Toughen Sanctions on Iran under Defense Authorization Act
 
No70
December13
   COP17 Agrees on Roadmap to New International Framework after Difficult Talks
 
No69
December 9
   Japan Should Consider ”Best Fossil Fuel (oil-gas-coal) Mix”
 
No68
December 5
   Continuing Expansion and Future Direction of U.S. Oil and Gas Production
 
No67
Nobember28
   Significance of Resources Development and Procurement Strategy for Japan Based on International Situation
 
No66
November17
   IEA WEO-2011 and Japan
 
No65
November11
   Crude Oil Prices Shaken by European Crisis, Fundamentals, Iran Problem
 
No64
November1
   Saudi Crown Prince Appointment and Future Course of Saudi Arabia
 
No63
October 21
   Japan's Energy Problem as Seen from South Korea and France
 
No62
October 17
   G-20 Communiqué and International Energy Market
 
No61
October 7
   Stable LNG Procurement Looming as Challenge
 
No60
October 3
   Japan's Energy Policy Reform Risks
 
No.59
October 5
   Downward Revisions to “World Economic Outlook” and Downside Risks
 
No.58
September 9
   International Relations Regarding Libya Are Attracting Attention Along with European, U.S. and Chinese Responses
 
No.57
September 2
   An International Gas Conference in Mongolia
 
No.56
August 26
   New Russian Move Regarding Gas Pricing Problem
 
No.55
August 19
   Libyan Situation Entering New Phase on Rebel Offensive
 
No.54
August 15
   Fears Growing over Future World Economy and Its Impact on the International Energy Situation
 
No.53
July 29
   U.S. Debt Ceiling Problem Shakes U.S. Economy, International Energy Situation
 
No.52
July 22
   The Two International Energy Seminars in Tokyo and their Implications to Natural Gas
 
No.51
July 15
   A Thought on the Issue of Electricity Shortages
 
No.50
July 8
   A Review of First-Half 2011 Crude Oil Prices
 
No.49
June 30
   IEA Oil Reserves Release and International Oil Market
 
No.48
June 24
   Strategic Importance of Indonesia Boasting Growing Presence
 
No.47
June 16
   Growing Fears about Future World Economy
 
No.46
June 9
   OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Quota Hike amid Deep Divisions
 
No.45
June 2
   Growing Uncertainties in the World Oil Market and Crude Oil Prices -- Next OPEC Meeting Attracting Attention --
 
No.44
May 26
   A thought on “Energy Policy”
 
No.43
May 20
   Japan at a Crossroad in the World
 
No.42
May 13
   China and Energy Security in Asia
 
No.41
April 28
   Japan's Additional Oil/LNG Demand under Electricity Supply/Demand Measures and International Energy Market
 
No.40
April 22
   Recent International Energy Situation and Russia
 
No.39
April 15
   Future Prospects for Natural Gas Market under the Prevailing New Situation
 
No.38
April 8
   North Sea Brent Tops $120/barrel
 
No.37
April 1
   President Obama Vows to Enhance Energy Security under the Prevailing New Situation
 
No.36
March 25
   Two Destabilizing Factors Shaking the World
 
No.35
March 17
   Japan needs National Cooperation and Unity to overcome the current emergency situation after Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
 
No.34
March 9
   Rising crude oil prices and their impact on world economy
 
No.33
March 3
   Germany's E.On requests Gazprom to peg gas supplies fully to spot prices
 
No.32
February 25
   Intensifying Turmoil in Libya and Future Crude Oil Prices
 
No.31
February 18
   A Thought on Crude Oil Pricing in Asia
 
No.30
February 9
   Widening Gap between WTI and Brent Prices and Its Background Factors
 
No.29
February 2
   “Crisis in Egypt” and International Energy Landscape
 
No.28
January 26
   IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks
 
No.27
January 21
   U.S.-China Relations at Critical Juncture and Obama-Hu Summit
 
No.26
January 13
   Growingly Inward-looking Major Countries and the Lack of International Governance
 
No.25
December 28
   A Review of the International Energy Landscape in 2010
 
No.24
December 24
   Japan-Saudi Arabia Energy Cooperation
 
2010
 
 
No.23
December 14
  COP 16 Cancun Agreement and Future Domestic/Overseas Challenges Regarding Global Warming Issue
 
No.22
December 8
  The Current Turbulence in Northeast Asia and Strategic Importance of Japan-South Korea Cooperation
 
No.21
December 3
  COP 16 Meeting and Kyoto Protocol Extension Proposal
 
No.20
November 26
  Dialogue between Oil Producing and Consuming Countries, and IEA-OPEC-IEF Cooperation
 
No.19
November 18
  After IEA “WEO 2010” Symposium in Tokyo
 
No.18
November 11
  Crude Oil Prices Hit 2-Year High
 
No.17
November 5
  International Energy Problem and China Risks
 
No.16
October 27
  Rare Earth Problem as Seen from Lessons of Energy Embargo
 
No.15
October 22
  Growing Interests in Shale Gas Revolution
 
No.14
October 14
  Confusion of Global Governance and International Energy/Environment Problems
 
No.13
October 7
  Monetary Easing Competition and Crude Oil Prices
 
No.12
September 27
  Considering Japan’s Energy Relations with India, A Country of Increasing Global Presence
 
No.11
September 15
  OPEC’s 50th Anniversary
 
No.10
September 9
  Germany Revises Nuclear Power Phase-out Policy and Extends Plant Operations
 
No.9
September 3
  Progress Made toward Operations of China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline on Completion of Russian Portion
 
No.8
August 26
  German Chancellor Merkel Supports Non-Oil-Linked Gas Pricing Formula
 
No.7
August 19
  Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant to Launch Operations with Russian Help
 
No.6
August 13
  Resurfacing U.S. Slowdown Fears and Impacts on Crude Oil Prices
 
No.5
July 30
  U.S. Senate Gets New Energy Bill Including No GHG Reduction Target
 
No.4
July 21
  Resource-Rich Russia Attempting to Enhance Energy Conservation
 
No.3
July 15
  Saudi Arabia, France to Conclude Nuclear Cooperation Pact
 
No.2
July 8
   China’s Presence in International Oil Markets
 
No.1
January.1
  A Review of Crude Oil Price Trend in 1st Half of 2010