HBSP (USA)
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The Future of Iraq Project (A)
Maurer, Noel; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-710002-EEconomicsIn March 2009, the government of Iraq decided to hold its first oil field auctions. The auctions were for service contracts on the country's southern oil fields; the winner would obtain the right to produce oil above a certain target for a fixed fee. The bidders competed on the fee charged per barrel and the amount by which they promised to increase production. At the same time, the Kurdish regional government continued to sign Production Sharing...Starting at €8.20
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Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-711026-EEconomicsRussian and German energy firms initiated the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project with strong political support from their home governments but encountered resistance from other states. Although the pipeline would connect Russia with Germany directly, the project was not simply a bilateral matter. First, a need to secure construction permits in multiple jurisdictions around the Baltic Sea involved other countries. And second, Germany's membe...Starting at €8.20
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Natural Gas
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-713020-EEconomicsIn an overview of natural gas as a fossil fuel and traded commodity, the case describes various regional markets of natural gas, highlighting diversity of price formation mechanisms across and within those markets. Recent changes in the economics of unconventional natural gas extraction-"the shale revolution"-could potentially remake those markets, steering the world toward the "golden age" of natural gas.Starting at €8.20
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Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-713045-EStrategyRussia and China are neighbors with complementary needs: Russia has an abundance of energy resources, which China needs to fuel its industry. The case analyzes the evolution of the China-Russia energy relations in the post-Cold War period, with an emphasis on the political factors, external and domestic, impeding and contributing to the full realization of the potential of energy ties between Russia and China.Starting at €8.20
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Europe, Russia, and the Age of Gas Revolution
Abdelal, Rawi; Maugeri, Leonardo; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-715006-EEconomicsThe 2014 Ukraine crisis once again exposed the mutually limiting knot-a web of commercial relationships and oil and gas pipelines-that historically tied the European Union and Russia closely. In this crisis, a familiar conundrum preoccupied minds in the corridors of power in Western capitals: how to compel Russia to respect the Western geopolitical preferences without harming European allies? The answer, as in the past, pointed to the lack of via...Starting at €8.20