Podcast Energy trilemma: competitiveness, security and climate targets discussed in a podcast
Policy brief Critical Energy Infrastructure in focus! Despite recent advancements in initiatives and the strengthening of legal frameworks, the protection of critical energy infrastructure remains fraught with significant challenges. A new report for FSR
Discussion Russia’s gas exit from Europe. Motivations, rationale, unexpected issues for the EU, possibilities and limits for Russia-China relations. A podcast with Andris Piebalgs at Florence School of Regulation
Report What are local dispositions to decarbonization? Focus on Estonia: a blog article on energy transition in north-eastern Estonia; Just Transition regions
A report on Ida Virumaa energy transition is published in Estonian and Russian in cooperation with One World (Environmental NGO
Letter to the Financial Times in reaction to a FT video on gas flaring: a difficult topic to be treated alongside methane emissions
A commentary on gas flaring for the Energy Central
Discussion the European Commission’s package Fit55: future of LNG in maritime sector and special focus on social costs (with Florence School of Regulation)
Discussion EU is facing refining capacity decline, while oil product demand is stagnant – issue for the future?
Article in Gas Transitions – Natural Gas World ‘Missing Links in EU Hydrogen Strategy‘. Issues of cost, competitiveness, stakeholder engagement and regulation still form formidable obstacles to the success of a European hydrogen strategy. The present commentary will briefly highlight some of the major unresolved challenges in the demand, supply and transport of hydrogen.
Article EU Hydrogen Strategy in focus! A commentary on hydrogen options (and barriers to each)
Conference follow up with Gelber et al LNG markets perspectives: historical significance of the development of the American market as well as emphasizes major trends towards increasing competitiveness of LNG supplies, growing competition between Russian gas suppliers, and a dynamic favorable to gas-carbon price connectiveness.
Collective article Azerbaijan’s opportunities and challenges in flaring and methane emissions for Natural Gas World, 25 March 2021
Blog commentary A new tale without shale: Estonia’s energy transition from oil shale industry in focus. Blog article for the International Centre for Defense and Security
Follow up: implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on international oil and gas markets
Can an oil embargo against Russia work? what are the challenges and possible effects? Insights to the Energy Monitor May 2022
What happens to gas from Russia? Why Bulgaria and Poland were the first on the list? of course, contracts expired the first, but? Article in the Financial Times about. Possibly, Russian political establishment warms up the public opinion to support the gas interruptions? See the commentary in Euractiv , March 2022.
In turn, EU’s efforts to phase out Russian gas offer opportunities for Africa, discussion on CBC Azerbaijan (in Russian)
Commentaries about the current gas crisis: Gas crunch and lessons learned for Energy Post , commentary for Euractiv Discussion on TV Dubai and CBC Azerbaijan (in Russian) and Asharq Business Dubai (in Arab)
Podcast Watch the podcast with Volterra Fietta LLP! International Law firm Volterra Fietta organised a webinar The Energy Charter Treaty: is it still fit for purpose and how could it be improved?
Commentary for a think tank: “New oil counter-shock: advent of uncertainties” for Vienna Institute of International Economics (WIIW), April 2020
Media Andrei Belyi’s letter to the Financial Times in response to the FT article “Why Russian oil groups are well positioned for a price crash” (March 30)
Opinion: CNG vehicles are pivotal in the response to the combination of COVID and climate crisis, particularly in the Baltic states, where biomethane use in CNG is rising. See Andrei Belyi commentary in Dienas Biznes, 07.04.2020. Title: Auto ar gāzi kā zelta vidusceļš jaunajiem ekonomiskajiem izaicinājumiem
Report: Stepping on the Gas: Future-Proofing Estonia’s Energy Market and Security
Media: European Green Deal is a paradigm shift, arising opportunities and challenges for Central Asia, discussion on Kyrgyzstan’s state TV (in Russian)
Blog article: Changes in Russian oil rent, new social contract in Russia following taxation reform, blog for the International Centre for Defense and Security
Interview: Andrei Belyi discusses with Natural Gas World about new markets for cryogenic fuels