“Is Europe winning the energy war?” Roundtable views: (i) Russian oil-price cap failing; anti-trust tax could help. (ii) Green-energy inflation & subsidies plus low oil & gas development disarm Europe.

Berlin Energy Roudtable. L to R: Ben Aris, Tom O’Donnell, Morten Frisch & Andriy Kobolyev (video link from Kyiv) 24 October 2023, Haus der Bunderpresskonferenz – PHOTO GALLERY BELOW (Divan staff)

On 24 October, I was honored to moderate a great roundtable in Berlin with three European energy experts, sponsored by Der Divan Kulturehaus. SUGGESTION: While listening, open up that speaker’s file below. You’ll find Ben Aris’ data-slides on Russian price-cap failings, Andriy Kobolyev’s proposal to tax Moscow’s oil & Morten Frisch’s slides on EU renewable shortcomings & continued oil and gas needs.

  • Mr. Ben Aris, Co-founder and editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews, has covered Russia since 1993, also the Baltics and Central Asia. Former Moscow bureau chief, Daily Telegraph
  • Mr. Morten Frisch, Senior Partner, Morten Frisch Consulting (MFC), Norwegian energy strategist, project developer, negotiator and expert witness with 50+ years hands on experience
  • Mr. Andriy Kobolyev, Former CEO of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company; co-founder ENEY
  • Moderator: Dr. Thomas O’Donnell, Global Fellow, Wilson Center, Wash., DC; Adjunct Faculty at FU-Berlin (BEST);energy and geostrategy analyst and consultant

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