Oxford Institute for Energy Studies & St Antony's College

OIES Geopolitics of Energy Seminar Series

A rapidly changing global energy scene, dominated by volatile oil and gas prices, the emergence of powerful new consumers in the Asia-Pacific region, reserve depletion within the OECD and the instability in the energy producing regions, caused by domestic, regional and international political actions, have contributed to the instability of energy markets. This seminar series, run in association with St. Antony's College, Oxford, will focus on the role played by geopolitics in the energy sector.

Geopolitics refers to the way geography, politics, and economics influence international relations, individual countries, their foreign policies, as well as their economic and political security.

Most of the lectures in this seminar will be given by high-level guest speakers with special expertise and experience in the energy field.

Wednesdays, 5 p.m. Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road

During Hilary 2008 the seminar focused on Eurasia.

16 January	Christopher Allsopp OIES	Oil prices, security and the world economy
23 January	Robert Mabro OIES	Geopolitics of Energy: New Challenges and Opportunities
30 January	Professor Jonathan Stern OIES	Russia and Europe: energy issues
06 February	Professor Dieter Helm New College	Europe's external energy policy
13 February	Tatiana Mitrova Centre for Global Energy Markets, Russian Academy of Sciences	Companies and the Changing Energy Rules: Russia and Europe
20 February	Shamil Yenikeyeff OIES	The Battle for Russian Oil: The Kremlin, Governors and Oligarchs
27 February	John Roberts Platts	Geopolitics of the Caspian and Central Asian energy
05 March	Keun-Wook Paik OIES	Asia and the FSU: a new energy paradigm?