Comments on: About this website http://derekbrower.com Journalism on global energy Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: browler http://derekbrower.com/about-this-website/#comment-11 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:39:18 +0000 http://derekbrower.com/about-this-website/#comment-11 Hi Mike,
Many thanks for the comment. I’ve seen your blog before, too — pretty good.
Re Putin and executive position at Gazprom… I don’t think so, either. I think he’d see it as too radical a step down from the control he has now (even though Gazprom chief if certainly one of the top jobs in the country). I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him in the executive of power, either. Powerful prime minister for a few years; then president for another eight: that’s my prediction.

]]> By: Mike O'Neill http://derekbrower.com/about-this-website/#comment-6 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:56:21 +0000 http://derekbrower.com/about-this-website/#comment-6 Mr. Brower,

After perusing several websites dedicated to the intersection of geopolitics and global energy markets, your collection of articles appears to be quite impressive.

As a fellow “Russia watcher” with a keen interest in global gas markets, I was wondering what you think the prospects are for President Putin to move into an executive position with Gazprom or another energy company following the upcoming election? My sense is that he will not go directly into the private sector, but will seek to remain a dominant force in Russian politics.

Appreciate the blog and looking forward to your thoughts,

Mike O’Neill

P.S. My firm also publishes a blog on energy issues, focusing on the emerging LNG market in North America, http://www.LNGLawBlog.com.

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