China Energy Security towards the Middle East and Africa

23/05/2008 - 15:30

23 May 2008
15.30 - 17.00 hrs

Energy Programme Asia Lecture by Prof. Yang Guang, Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Beijing, China

Energy Programme Asia Lecture Series 2008: Domestic and Geopolitical Challenges to Energy Security for China and the European Union

This lecture series is organized in the context of a joint research programme between Energy Programme Asia - IIAS, and the Institute of West Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China.

Venue
International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Room D
Prins Hendrikkade 189-B
1011 TD Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Programme
15.30 - Introduction by dr Mehdi Amineh
15.40 - Lecture
16.30 - Discussion
17.00 - Drinks

Abstract
The search for sustainable energy security seeks to find a stable balance between the national interests of countries that export and import oil and gas. This presentation will focus on the oil sector in the Middle East and Africa and explores the activities of Chinese companies' business practices and government policies and their effects on countries in this large region.

Information
Dr Mehdi P. Amineh
EPA Programme Director
International Institute for Asian Studies
T +31 20 525 4567
m.p.amineh@uva.nl