POINTS OF VIEW REGARDING STRATEGIC ENERGY AND OIL AND GAS CONFRONTATIONS IN THE NEAR EAST AND MIDDLE EAST

Energy and raw materials are generally limited and unevenly distributed across the planet. Industrial expansion and economic globalization acts as "devouring "of raw materials and energy. Power is currently based on fossil and nuclear fuels, and less on renewable resources. The main strate...

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Published inInternational Scientific Conference "Strategies XXI" p. 288
Main Authors Tanase, Tiberiu, Alecu, George Cristian
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest "Carol I" National Defence University 01.01.2012
Subjects
Energy policy
Energy resources
Natural gas
Natural gas reserves
Oil reserves
Petroleum industry
Iran
United States > US
Russia
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Summary:Energy and raw materials are generally limited and unevenly distributed across the planet. Industrial expansion and economic globalization acts as "devouring "of raw materials and energy. Power is currently based on fossil and nuclear fuels, and less on renewable resources. The main strategic resources are at the heart of international disputes regarding access and / or control of energy, especially oil, natural gas, and natural consumption such as water and food resources. The world economy is still dependent on oil as a central resource of energy that is consumed as the more, the more quickly it will exhaust even if have other resources such as nuclear, solar or wind. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]