Обзор энергетической политики России

Main points of the presentation:

• Russia's energy policy of the past 20 years: privatization and reform vs. nationalization and vertical integration
• A decade of energy sector nationalization: has the model worked?
• Privatization: was it all that bad?
• What role for foreign investors?
• Growing international energy competition and increasing complexity of the Russian greenfield oil

Dr Milov will address Russia's energy policy of the past 20 years. Particular attention will be devoted to the privatization and reforms, to the re-nationalization of parts of the energy sector and the model of vertical integration. Subsequently he will address the crucial question of the role of foreign investment in Russia's upstream sector. Finally, Dr Milov will touch upon Russia's position in the international energy markets in times of rapidly growing competition, as well as the increasing complexity of Russian greenfield oil.