Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
"Chris Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian-born and American-educated oil professional currently living in Kiev". (Source: American Thinker, November 16, 2013)
"Energy professional and freelance writer Kiev, Ukraine." (Source: Twitter account, accessed March 2, 2014)
The recent shutdown of Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan represents one of the most scathing riches-to-rags stories in modern oil history.
April 15, 2014
Waltzing with the Russian bear has never been a feat Europe was able to handle. With the fall of the Yanukovych regime already accomplished, the EU is now on a collision course with Moscow, which has threatened to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in an effort to strong-arm the new administration in Kiev. My piece argues that Brussels is unprepared for such an outcome and that a three-pronged strategy, accomplishable in the medium term, is needed in order to achieve the long vaunted goal of energy independence from Moscow’s whims.
March 2, 2014
