Energy and Geostrategics 2015 

The uncertain geopolitical effects of a period of low crude oil prices.

On May 13, the Spanish Institute of Strategic Studies (IEEE) and the Spanish Committee of the World Energy Council (CECME) presented the second edition of the book Energy and Strategy, which analyzes the complex geopolitical reality of the global energy environment in 2015, during a period of prolonged low crude oil prices and significant transformations amongst energy markets and producers. This volume, coordinated by Claudio Aranzadi, the former Minister of Industry, discusses the impact on the energy situation of conflicts like those in the Ukraine and Middle East, the prospects for nuclear energy after Fukushima, the challenge of electricity supply universalization and the complex geopolitical factors at play in the Arctic region.

In line with the first edition, published in 2014, the study analyzes topics involving energy security, non-conventional hydrocarbons and the role of China in the global energy scene, but this year it also includes three works with a territorial focus, about “The energy Impact of Conflicts in the Middle East,” written by Francisco José Berenguer Hernández, “Russia and European Energy Security,” by Francisco José Ruiz González, and “The Arctic and Energy,” by Vicente López-Ibor Mayor, as well as two chapters of a cross-cutting nature, on “Universal Access to Electricity and Its Role in the Fight Against Poverty,” by Carlos Sallé Alonso, and “The International Situation and Prospects for Nuclear Electrical Energy,” written by Antonio Colino Martínez.

The study was presented at an event inside the Repsol Campus Auditorium in Madrid, during an official opening event given by the State Secretary of Defense, Pedro Argüelles Salaverría, the President of Repsol, Antonio Brufau Niubó, the President of the Spanish Energy Club, Pedro Miró Roig, the Director of the IEEE, Artillery Brigade General Miguel Ángel Ballesteros Martín, and the President of the CECME, Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri.

Energy and Geostrategics 2015