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∘ Solomon Pavliashvili ∘ Zurab Garakanidze ∘ Nata Garakanidze ∘
THE EFFECT OF ECOLOGIVALLY ENERGORESOURCES ON POSTSOVIET COUNTRIES

Summary

After disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian leaders realized that the race of arms completely exhausted the country and that besides at their order there are no sufficient resources (which, in turn, are necessary for any industrialized country). The USA, on the contrary, achieved sustained economic growth: Washington without special efforts has solved foreign policy problems, using rich oil fields. For this reason, Russia in turn, decided to ensure access to gas, understanding that the oil sector has no special prospects for development goal in Russia. Moscow focused on gas — its production, transportation and export.

The foundation was laid for it in 1995 when the Russian government set the new ambitious task for Gazprom: not to be limited to own gas fields and to win to itself positions on gas fields of Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Iran, Europe and the Middle East. In Europe reserves of natural gas are limited — less than 5% of cumulative world gas resources. Now the European gas market endures the structural changes generated by process of liberalization thanks to emergence of trade in the spot market. The largest producers of gas in the EU are the Netherlands, Norway and Great Britain.

The purpose of new initiatives of Putin — the Nord Stream and Turk Stream projects — to raise a role of Russia on the international scene and to put stronger monopolistic pressure upon the EU which for several next decades will strongly depend on the Russian gas. As opposed to these initiatives the energy transportation through the One Road — One Belt route (OROB) is designed.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific C O N F E R E N C E S "ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"

E ISSN 2587 - 4691	∘ Solomon Pavliashvili ∘ Zurab Garakanidze ∘ Nata Garakanidze ∘ THE EFFECT OF ECOLOGIVALLY ENERGORESOURCES ON POSTSOVIET COUNTRIES Summary After disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian leaders realized that the race of arms completely exhausted the country and that besides at their order there are no sufficient resources (which, in turn, are necessary for any industrialized country). The USA, on the contrary, achieved sustained economic growth: Washington without special efforts has solved foreign policy problems, using rich oil fields. For this reason, Russia in turn, decided to ensure access to gas, understanding that the oil sector has no special prospects for development goal in Russia. Moscow focused on gas — its production, transportation and export. The foundation was laid for it in 1995 when the Russian government set the new ambitious task for Gazprom: not to be limited to own gas fields and to win to itself positions on gas fields of Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Iran, Europe and the Middle East. In Europe reserves of natural gas are limited — less than 5% of cumulative world gas resources. Now the European gas market endures the structural changes generated by process of liberalization thanks to emergence of trade in the spot market. The largest producers of gas in the EU are the Netherlands, Norway and Great Britain. The purpose of new initiatives of Putin — the Nord Stream and Turk Stream projects — to raise a role of Russia on the international scene and to put stronger monopolistic pressure upon the EU which for several next decades will strongly depend on the Russian gas. As opposed to these initiatives the energy transportation through the One Road — One Belt route (OROB) is designed.