A Better Mix; Energy Policy  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8793 (Jul. 2012), page S15-S16.
Topik: Energy Industry; Petroleum Industry; International Trade; International Relations; Politics; International

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Energy does a splendid job of raising the temperature. That is as it should be when it drives the turbines of a power station or runs a boiler on a winter's day. But it can also stoke political tensions, both domestically and internationally, and turn up the heat of the planet. The usual villain is oil. The oil crises of the 1970s brought power cuts and motorists queuing at the pumps. Oil politics played a part in Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the country's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz helped to send oil above $125 a barrel in March. Had the strait been closed, gas supplies would have been hit too. Nearly 30% of the world's LNG is currently being shipped from Qatar and must navigate the narrow seaway. New supplies from Africa, Australia and the eastern Mediterranean would not face the same threat. Some argue that more gas means more opportunities for tensions. Russia has already shown that it is prepared to wield gas as a weapon to keep eastern Europe in check. Disputes with Ukraine in the winters of 2006 and 2009 had Europeans worried that Russia might turn off the heating. Only a handful of countries in eastern Europe were affected, but the sense of insecurity spread right across the continent.

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