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The Energy Security Program analyzes the geopolitical, economic, market, and environmental implications of Asia's rapidly growing energy challenges. Research within the program focuses on:

The Energy Security Program (1) informs public policy dialogue in the United States and Asia; (2) assists in the development of multilateral solutions for regional energy security, political and economic cooperation, and market solutions; and (3) considers implications of energy developments in Asia for the United States.


Program News

Energy Security Survey 2007: The Rise of Asia's National Oil Companies
Based on NBR's third annual Energy Security Conference, this latest NBR Special Report explores the role of national oil companies (NOC) from China, India, and Japan in the energy security strategies of these countries’ governments and assesses the major implications of the NOCs’ global expansion for geopolitics and industry competitiveness.

Read the report here (PDF)

NBR's Mike Herberg Testifies on China's Energy Consumption for Congressional Commission (June 14, 2007)
On June 14, 2007 Mike Herberg, NBR's energy research director, testified in front of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China's energy consumption and effects of its energy use. His was a useful contribution to the two-day hearing and put energy supply and demand issues vis-à-vis China in a new perspective. Mr. Herberg's written testimony is linked below.

View the written testimony here.

The Rise of Asian National Oil Companies: Competitive Issues and Geopolitical Implications (May 3–4, 2007)
NBR's third Energy Security conference was held May 3–4 in Washington, D.C. The conference focused on the strategic and competitive implications of the rise of Asia's national oil companies (NOC). Asia's NOCs are becoming major competitive forces in the global energy industry and their activities carry important implications both for the international oil companies and for the future of the global competitive environment. The conference was co-hosted by the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

View a summary of the findings here (PDF)
View the final conference overview here (PDF).

China’s Search for Energy Security: Implications for U.S. Policy
Kenneth Lieberthal and Mikkal Herberg
NBR Analysis, Vol. 17, No. 1, April 2006


Advisory Council

Robert W. Haines, ExxonMobil Corporation
Michael Gadbaw, General Electric Company
John Gass, Chevron Corporation
Jim Godlove, ConocoPhillips
Maria Livanos Cattaui, Former Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
Thomas E. Fisher, Unocal Corporation (ret.)


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