Trump’s Tariffs Shock India, With New Delhi Weighing Its Options
The White House's abrupt move to double duties on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases came with little warning and no clear path forward.
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External Publications by Akos Losz, Tim Boersma & Tatiana Mitrova • April 17, 2019
After a period of breakneck growth, LNG demand creation using floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) has suffered some setbacks, and LNG imports via FSRU terminals decreased in 2018 for the first time in many years. In an excerpt from A Changing Global Gas Order 3.0, authors Akos Losz, Tim Boersma, and Tatiana Mitrova examine the prospects for FSRU-based LNG demand growth in emerging markets.
US tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil may stem more from frustrations in US-India trade negotiations than from a concern about funding Russia’s war in Ukraine.
China’s dependence on the energy supplies that move through the Strait of Hormuz makes it especially vulnerable to any possible closure of the waterway by Iran in retaliation for attacks by Israel and the United States.
The conflict between Iran, Israel, and now the United States has yet to disrupt energy supplies to global markets.
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External Publications by Akos Losz, Tim Boersma & Tatiana Mitrova • April 17, 2019