
By Jens Hetland, Teimuraz Gochitashvili
The protection of strength offers is critical to trendy societies in the event that they are to prevent shortages and keep sturdy costs. when it comes to ordinary fuel offers, this confers strategic value on having a couple of provider and multiple shipping course. This strategic requirement has implications for political matters, overseas legislations, economics, and technology and expertise. This quantity discusses the delivery and dealing with of normal fuel from distant areas and pipelines routed via third-party - transit - international locations. Strategic reserves and the vast factor of power administration also are thought of. considering the fact that pipelines are prone to sabotage and terrorists task, the social and political balance of the nations by which the pipelines cross are patently key matters. it's therefore needed that the transit nations can use their repayment funds to enhance their social balance. The ebook paints the problems with a huge brush and represents a key details source on technological know-how, expertise, strategic and geopolitical concerns, and key possibilities on the topic of reservoir geology and cryogenic study.