The Energy Industries of the Former USSR: A Mid-Year Survey

Abstract

A specialist on the energy industries of the former USSR assesses trends in the production of oil, natural gas, coal, and electrical power during 1992 and thereafter, and surveys prospects for performance based on developments through June of 1993. Particular attention is devoted to the impacts of changing organizational and pricing policies on energy production, the effects of disrupted interenterprise linkages as a result of the USSR's disintegration, and the possible effects on export prospects of changes in the level of domestic consumption and foreign demand. Coverage includes information about major joint-venture extraction projects and proposed export pipelines. 9 tables, references.