Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Energy Report Questions
Introduction: What is the background to the issues? Russia’s role as a key oil and gas exporter and Europe’s, China’s and Japan’s thirst for energy.
Russia and Europe
• What were geopolitical causes of tension between Russia and Ukraine?
• What happened during the crisis (2006, 2009 and 2007 in Belarus)
• Why is it predicted that it will never become a ‘full blown’ crisis?
• What is Europe doing to try and not be so reliant on Russia?
Russia, China and Japan (ESPO oil pipeline)
• Why are China and Japan so concerned about the ESPO oil pipeline? Why do they need this pipeline to succeed?
• Why did Russia agree to continue it to the Pacific Coast? What has Russia done to keep China on side? Why did they think this was important to do?
Conclusion: is Russia producing a more energy insecure world?
Russia and Europe
• What were geopolitical causes of tension between Russia and Ukraine?
• What happened during the crisis (2006, 2009 and 2007 in Belarus)
• Why is it predicted that it will never become a ‘full blown’ crisis?
• What is Europe doing to try and not be so reliant on Russia?
Russia, China and Japan (ESPO oil pipeline)
• Why are China and Japan so concerned about the ESPO oil pipeline? Why do they need this pipeline to succeed?
• Why did Russia agree to continue it to the Pacific Coast? What has Russia done to keep China on side? Why did they think this was important to do?
Conclusion: is Russia producing a more energy insecure world?
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Energy Questions for Homework
The questions are below - treat each of them like a 5 or 6 mark question.
1) What happened to the amount of energy demanded by China and India? What is projected to happen to demand in the next 50 years?
2) Why, at present, is China demanding more energy?
3) How is China fulfiling it's demand for energy? Why can India not follow in it's footsteps?
4) What are the possible energy futures for each country?
Some links which might help:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4715980.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4716528.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7189539.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/world/asia/02india.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=thirsting%20for%20energy%20in%20indias%20boomtowns%20and%20beyond&st=cse
http://www.energybusinessreports.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1398&affillink=ebd
1) What happened to the amount of energy demanded by China and India? What is projected to happen to demand in the next 50 years?
2) Why, at present, is China demanding more energy?
3) How is China fulfiling it's demand for energy? Why can India not follow in it's footsteps?
4) What are the possible energy futures for each country?
Some links which might help:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4715980.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4716528.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7189539.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/world/asia/02india.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=thirsting%20for%20energy%20in%20indias%20boomtowns%20and%20beyond&st=cse
http://www.energybusinessreports.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1398&affillink=ebd
Monday, 14 November 2011
Year 13 Alaska
Pipeline; how the challenges of permafrost are overcome.
http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/trans_alaska_pipeline_system/041523/
http://www.propertiesofmatter.si.edu/pipeline.html
http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/pipelinefacts/permafrost.html
Challenges of Melting Permafrost
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4120755.stm
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/nacc/education/alaska/ak-edu-3.htm
http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/trans_alaska_pipeline_system/041523/
http://www.propertiesofmatter.si.edu/pipeline.html
http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/pipelinefacts/permafrost.html
Challenges of Melting Permafrost
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4120755.stm
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/nacc/education/alaska/ak-edu-3.htm
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