Problems with Energy Pathways
- Created by: Amy Brown
- Created on: 31-05-14 19:41
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- Problem with Energy Pathways
- Patterns
- Oil has a complex global pattern of pathways and players
- The Middle East exports around 15000 barrels per day- mainly to Japan, Europe and China
- Substantial amounts flow from Africa, Canada and South and Central Asia to USA
- Russia supplies some oil to china, but most goes to Europe
- Gas pathways are different in that they tend to be localised and regional rather than global
- Traditionally gas is transported through pipelines, where as oil by ship
- Possible future - as movement through pipeline becomes less dependable, there is a switch towards shipping gas in tankers
- Oil has a complex global pattern of pathways and players
- Physical and human causes of disruption
- Long running tensions in the Middle East e.g. destruction of oil wells during Iraq war
- Hurricane Katrina '05 affected oil production and refining in Gulf of Mexico - rise in prices
- In '05 - explosions and fires at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot destroyed fuel worth £10 million
- 2006-2008 disputes between Russia and Ukraine disrupted gas supplies to Western Europe
- Trans-Siberian Pipeline
- Proposed in 1978 as an export pipeline from Russia to Europe
- Pipeline was constructed in 1982-1984
- Pipeline runs from Siberia's gas field to Uzhgorod in Western Ukraine
- Trans-Alaskan pipeline
- Crosses 4 mountain ranges and several large rivers
- Issues of permafrost and to avoid this pipelines are built above ground
- Patterns
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