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Energy Security of Southeast Asia

In one of its latest studies entitled “Through the Dragon Gate? A Window of Opportunity for Northeast Asian Gas Security” the British think tank Chatham House examines the energy security relations in the region. According to the study, China, Japan and the Korean peninsula will witness an increase in gas consumption in coming years. For example China expects to quadruple its gas use by 2030. The Chatham House study considers the ability of Russia and China to agree on a construction of a new pipeline to be one of the important factors that could influence the energy security relations in Northeast Asia. The study also says that Gazprom keeps on searching for alternative ways to get Russian natural gas into the region.