Absheron Peninsula 83
Alborz/Alov field 83
Aliyev 107 , 108 , 119 , 126 , 127 , 135 , 136 , 140 , 141 , 143 , 161 , 162 , 212 –216 , 221 –225 , 228 , 267 , 282 –284 , 294 , 295
Amu-Darya 106
André Plourde 48
Andrew Warner 11
Anthony Giddens 258
Araz–Alov–Sarq fields 115
Ariel Colonomos 252
Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre 48
Astrakhan Summit 82
Azerbaijan 2 , 3 , 26 –28 , 39 , 75 , 77 –81 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 88 –90 , 93 –95 , 101 , 103 –105 , 107 , 108 , 110 , 111 , 113 –127 , 129 –145 , 151 , 159 , 161 , 162 , 171 , 174 , 190 , 192 , 202 –205 , 210 –215 , 220 –226 , 228 , 230 , 231 , 233 , 234 , 236 , 247 –249 , 263 –265 , 267 , 269 , 270 , 273 , 276 , 281 –285 , 287 , 288 , 292 , 295 –299 , 301 , 303 , 304 , 307 –309
Baku 2 , 77 , 82 , 83 , 88 , 89 , 94 , 107 , 108 , 115 , 117 , 129 , 135 , 136 , 139 , 141 , 142 , 163 , 202 , 212 –215 , 220 –226 , 230 , 232 , 266 , 288 , 293 , 304
Baku Summit 82
Berdymuhamedov 158
Black Sea 4 , 79 , 92 , 94 , 112 –114 , 134 , 202 , 211 , 213 , 216 , 219 , 220 , 222 , 224 , 228 , 284 , 293 , 310 , 312
black swan 252
Blue Stream 161
bottlenecks 61
BP 3 , 12 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 90 , 92 , 109 , 110 , 115 , 137 , 141 , 142 , 168 , 171 , 174 , 178 , 180 , 185 , 194 , 195 , 210 , 214 , 222 , 225 , 226 , 229 , 266 , 287 , 288
Bugrinsky 165
Caspian Basin 12 , 13 , 26 , 70 , 77 –82 , 84 , 90 , 92 , 95 , 99 , 106 , 107 , 111 –113 , 115 –117 , 138 , 149 , 150 , 154 , 161 , 169 , 171 , 221 , 230 , 274 , 277 , 286 , 294 , 299 , 300 , 303
Caspian region 1 –7 , 10 –13 , 15 , 16 , 26 –28 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 38 , 39 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 46 , 50 , 57 –59 , 69 , 70 , 72 –77 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 86 , 87 , 90 , 92 –118 , 124 , 129 –136 , 138 –141 , 146 , 152 , 153 , 160 –162 , 169 –176 , 181 –184 , 190 , 193 , 201 –206 , 208 , 209 , 211 , 213 , 219 –223 , 230 , 233 , 237 , 239 , 242 , 247 , 249 , 263 –265 , 267 –279 , 285 , 286 , 290 , 301 –304 , 307 , 310 , 311 , 312
Caspian Sea 3 , 44 , 70 , 77 –79 , 81 –96 , 101 , 106 –108 , 111 –115 , 138 –140 , 154 , 155 , 157 , 165 , 167 , 169 , 171 , 174 , 207 , 209 , 213 , 215 , 221 , 226 , 229 –232 , 234 , 246 , 263 , 266 , 267 , 273 , 274 , 282 , 284 –287 , 289 , 290 , 292 , 293 , 295 , 296 , 298 –301 , 306 , 311 , 312
Caucasus 2 –4 , 13 , 64 , 73 , 88 , 92 , 93 , 97 , 98 , 100 , 103 , 105 , 106 , 112 , 113 , 118 , 120 , 122 –124 , 127 , 129 , 139 , 150 , 160 , 169 , 184 , 203 , 209 , 223 , 226 , 248 , 284 , 285 , 287 –293 , 296 , 300 , 301 , 303 –306 , 308 , 309
Central Asia 2 –4 , 13 , 17 , 27 , 54 , 73 , 93 , 96 –98 , 100 , 101 , 103 –106 , 112 , 113 , 139 , 141 , 146 , 152 , 169 , 175 , 181 , 182 , 184 , 202 , 205 , 207 , 216 , 239 , 243 –246 , 248 , 263 , 279 , 285 –287 , 289 –291 , 293 , 294 , 297 , 299 –306 , 308 , 311
Chantale LaCasse 48
China 3 , 4 , 6 , 12 , 13 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 70 , 75 , 93 –95 , 97 –101 , 103 , 104 , 111 , 130 –133 , 151 , 152 , 156 , 158 , 159 , 169 , 170 , 176 –184 , 186 , 205 , 206 , 210 , 212 , 230 , 237 –247 , 263 , 266 , 267 , 273 , 275 , 279 , 284 –287 , 290 , 291 , 293 –295 , 298 –303 , 306 , 307 , 309 , 310 , 311
China National Oil Company 237
Economic Research Institute 33
Energy culture 19
energy infrastructure 1 , 4 , 7 , 11 , 17 , 22 , 25 , 29 , 48 –50 , 62 , 77 , 96 , 98 , 100 , 101 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 117 , 133 , 161 , 167 , 168 , 173 , 181 , 188 , 198 , 201 , 203 , 216 , 239 , 247 , 249 , 250 , 263 , 274 , 275 , 277
energy market 2 , 4 –9 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 20 –22 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 33 , 37 –43 , 46 , 47 , 49 –52 , 54 –56 , 58 , 60 , 64 –66 , 68 –70 , 94 , 97 , 102 , 106 , 111 , 114 , 130 –133 , 137 , 141 , 143 , 145 , 157 , 167 –169 , 175 , 186 –188 , 190 , 197 –202 , 204 , 205 , 207 , 212 , 222 , 231 –233 , 240 , 243 , 249 , 260 , 262 –265 , 267 , 270 –280 , 298
energy resources 1 –5 , 7 –10 , 12 , 13 , 15 –17 , 19 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 32 , 35 , 37 –41 , 43 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 50 –52 , 54 –58 , 61 , 62 , 64 –67 , 69 , 70 , 76 –78 , 80 , 94 , 96 –98 , 100 , 101 , 103 –106 , 108 , 112 –115 , 124 , 130 , 133 , 135 –141 , 143 , 145 , 150 , 154 , 157 , 158 , 161 , 163 , 168 , 169 , 174 –176 , 181 , 182 , 184 –187 , 190 , 192 –195 , 197 , 201 , 202 , 204 –207 , 209 , 213 , 218 , 221 , 237 , 240 , 242 , 247 , 253 , 255 , 263 –265 , 267 , 268 , 270 , 271 , 273 , 275 , 277 , 284
energy sector 7 , 10 , 17 , 20 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 45 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 53 , 58 , 65 , 68 , 94 , 102 , 103 , 108 , 113 , 132 , 135 , 141 , 144 , 150 , 157 , 158 , 167 –169 , 177 , 180 , 183 , 186 , 187 , 190 , 197 , 200 , 202 , 212 , 219 , 221 , 222 , 236 –238 , 240 , 242 , 244 , 246 , 247 , 249 , 250 , 255 , 257 , 258 , 264 , 265 , 269 –271 , 275 , 278 , 292 , 302
energy security 1 –8 , 11 –13 , 15 –22 , 25 , 26 , 28 –36 , 38 –51 , 53 , 55 , 57 , 60 , 61 , 64 , 66 , 68 –70 , 77 , 81 , 87 , 99 , 100 , 103 , 115 , 130 –133 , 135 , 138 , 141 , 143 –146 , 149 –151 , 153 , 156 –158 , 160 , 163 , 167 –169 , 171 , 174 –177 , 180 , 181 , 184 , 186 , 187 , 190 , 192 , 193 , 195 , 196 , 198 , 201 , 202 , 204 , 205 , 207 , 209 , 230 , 237 , 245 , 246 , 249 , 250 , 253 –256 , 258 , 259 , 261 , 264 , 265 , 271 –279 , 283 –286 , 289 –303 , 305 –311
Eurasia 2 , 7 , 93 , 96 –98 , 100 , 103 , 104 , 106 , 130 , 139 , 145 , 176 , 242 , 246 , 275 , 277 , 285 , 286 , 292 , 298 , 299 , 301 , 303 , 306 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311
European integration 21
European Union 4 , 13 , 21 , 105 , 131 , 133 , 134 , 159 , 184 , 187 , 192 , 194 , 195 , 197 , 198 , 201 –203 , 207 , 226 , 275 , 281 , 282 , 287 , 289 , 290 , 292 , 297 , 299 , 302 , 306
Exclusive Economic Zone 79
flat peak 56
gas 2 , 4 –6 , 9 , 16 –19 , 26 , 27 , 32 , 34 –36 , 39 –41 , 43 , 46 , 51 , 53 , 59 –61 , 64 –67 , 78 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 90 , 92 –96 , 99 , 103 , 105 , 106 , 108 –110 , 113 , 123 , 124 , 130 , 133 , 135 , 137 –146 , 148 –163 , 165 , 167 , 171 , 173 –178 , 181 –186 , 190 –200 , 202 –205 , 207 , 209 , 211 –213 , 215 , 216 , 221 , 225 , 226 , 228 –231 , 234 –236 , 238 –240 , 242 –249 , 253 , 255 –257 , 259 , 261 –265 , 267 , 269 , 270 , 273 , 275 –277 , 281 –283 , 285 –289 , 291 –293 , 295 –298 , 301 , 304 , 306 , 308 , 311 , 312
Geoeconomics 37
geo-energy 7
Georgia 64 , 77 , 111 , 114 , 118 , 124 , 130 , 140 , 144 , 160 –162 , 210 , 212 , 214 , 222 –226 , 229 , 231 , 236 , 247 , 288 , 300 , 301 , 303
Globalisation 7
Greg Mattson 28
Gunther Oettinger 204
Gyula Csurgai 36
International Energy Agency 12 , 16 , 22 , 52 –55 , 57 –59 , 64 , 65 , 109 , 137 , 138 , 145 , 146 , 165 , 177 , 179 , 185 , 193 , 259 , 286 , 295 , 296
International Oil Companies 25
Iran 2 , 3 , 6 , 12 , 18 , 23 , 59 , 64 , 70 , 75 –84 , 86 , 87 , 90 –95 , 98 , 100 –102 , 105 , 109 , 111 , 113 , 115 –117 , 123 , 130 , 132 , 135 , 140 , 144 , 151 , 158 , 159 , 161 , 169 –175 , 179 , 183 , 206 , 210 –212 , 224 , 229 , 231 –238 , 262 , 263 , 273 , 282 , 284 , 285 , 287 , 288 , 290 , 294 –297 , 299 , 301 , 303 , 304 , 306 , 310
Israeli–Arab War 23
Iver Neumann 73
James R. Schlesinger 68
Janusz Bielecki 48
Jarosław Gryz 19
Jeffrey Sachs 11
John Agnew 92
José Manuel Barosso 204
Karl Haushofer 92
Karpinsky Belt 107
Kazakhstan 3 , 26 , 59 , 78 –81 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 88 , 93 –95 , 101 , 103 , 107 , 109 –111 , 113 , 116 –118 , 132 , 133 , 137 , 140 , 145 –153 , 173 , 176 , 177 , 179 , 181 , 182 , 205 , 206 , 209 –211 , 215 , 216 , 218 –222 , 224 , 225 , 229 , 232 –234 , 237 –247 , 263 , 264 , 266 , 269 , 273 , 281 , 284 , 285 , 287 , 289 , 290 , 295 –300 , 302 , 304 , 307 , 309 –311
KazTransGas 216
liberal theory 9
Mahoud Ahmadinejad 172
Marion King Hubbert 55
Maritime Transportation Security Act 61
Michael T. Klare 9
Middle East 2 , 26 , 35 , 55 , 92 , 98 , 102 , 104 , 124 , 184 , 204 , 207 , 222 , 229 , 262 , 264 , 287 , 288 , 294 , 296 , 297 , 303 , 309
Model of Short-Term Energy Security 33
Moscow Protocol 90
Muhammad Khatami 171
National Oil Fund 142
Norman Myers 257
North Ustyurt 106
oil 2 , 4 –6 , 8 , 9 , 16 –20 , 22 , 23 , 25 –28 , 32 , 35 , 36 , 39 –41 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 –65 , 67 , 77 , 79 , 80 , 84 , 86 , 90 , 92 –96 , 99 , 103 , 105 –110 , 113 , 115 , 116 , 123 , 124 , 130 , 132 , 133 , 135 –157 , 159 , 161 , 165 –167 , 169 , 171 , 173 –179 , 181 –186 , 189 , 190 , 193 –196 , 202 –207 , 209 –216 , 218 –222 , 224 , 225 , 228 , 230 –234 , 237 –241 , 245 –249 , 259 –264 , 265 , 266 , 269 , 270 , 273 , 275 –277 , 282 , 284 –286 , 288 , 290 , 291 , 295 –299 , 301 , 302 , 304 , 306 , 307 , 309 –311
Ole Wæver 10
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 18
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 23
Pipeline geopolitics 132
post-Westphalian 250
Production Sharing Agreements 27
Promyslovskoye 165
Richard Armitage 171
Richard Auty 11
Richard Ullman 257
Rimland 97
Robert Ebel 61
Robert Gilpin 254
Robert Skinner 49
Rudolph Kjellén 91
Russia 2 –4 , 6 , 12 , 17 , 18 , 58 , 60 , 64 , 66 , 70 , 74 –84 , 86 –89 , 91 , 93 –107 , 109 , 111 , 114 –118 , 120 –124 , 126 , 127 , 130 –133 , 135 –137 , 140 , 141 , 143 –145 , 151 , 152 , 156 , 158 –170 , 175 , 179 , 181 , 183 , 184 , 190 , 192 , 193 , 195 , 197 , 201 –203 , 205 –207 , 209 –211 , 213 –216 , 218 –222 , 224 –226 , 231 , 233 –235 , 241 , 242 , 244 –248 , 260 , 262 , 264 , 266 , 273 –275 , 277 –279 , 281 , 283 –286 , 290 , 292 , 293 , 296 –298 , 300 –305 , 307 , 309 –311
Saparmurat Niyazov 243
Sardar Jangal field 82
Soviet–Iranian Sea 77
State Oil Corporation of Turkey 186
Supsie 213
Tehran Agreement 84
Transport infrastructure 60
Turkey 3 , 6 , 13 , 27 , 72 , 76 , 77 , 94 , 95 , 98 , 100 –102 , 105 , 111 , 113 , 117 , 118 , 123 , 124 , 127 , 130 , 133 , 134 , 143 , 144 , 152 , 161 , 162 , 169 , 184 –192 , 204 , 207 , 210 , 212 , 214 , 221 , 224 –226 , 228 , 229 , 231 , 232 , 234 –236 , 247 , 266 , 273 , 282 –286 , 291 –293 , 298 , 302 , 306 , 308 –311
Turkish Oil Corporation 27
Turkish straits 213
Volga–Don Canal 79
Washington Energy Conference 16
wealth paradox 10
West 8 , 32 , 39 , 75 , 94 , 95 , 98 –100 , 103 , 114 , 123 , 126 , 131 , 141 , 160 , 161 , 165 , 168 –172 , 181 , 206 , 208 , 211 , 222 , 234 , 236 , 242 , 247 , 263 , 267 , 286 , 293 , 298 , 304
Wild cards 252