TY - JOUR
AU - Korzhubaev, Andrey
AB - Journal of World Energy Law & Business, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 3 219 Russia’s evolving energy policy for its eastern regions, and implications for oil and gas cooperation between Russia and China * ** *** Leonty Eder , Philip Andrews-Speed , and Andrey Korzhubaev 1. Introduction Cooperation between Russia and China began in the early 1950s when the Soviet Union provided China with the technology and skills required to develop a modern oil industry. This assistance was withdrawn in 1958 as Sino-Russian relations deteriorated. During the following decades, each country developed its oil and gas industries independently of each other. Russia became a major exporter of natural gas to Europe, whilst China became a significant exporter of oil, mainly to East Asia. This situation changed in the early 1990s for two reasons. First, the collapse of the Soviet Union triggered a transformation of policies and incentives within the newly independent states, including within the Russian Federation. Second, China itself was becoming a net importer of oil and was starting to understand the potential benefits of increasing the use of natural gas for its energy supply. By the mid-1990s, government agencies and energy companies in both Russia and China had 
TI - Russia’s evolving energy policy for its eastern regions, and implications for oil and gas cooperation between Russia and China
JF - Journal of World Energy Law and Business
DO - 10.1093/jwelb/jwp014
DA - 2009-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/russia-s-evolving-energy-policy-for-its-eastern-regions-and-r4b70OvH5V
SP - 219
EP - 242
VL - 2
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -