Abstract:
The energy plays a significant role in human life and almost it is not possible to continue
the life without it. This is why energy has got a key role in our national and international
policies and has shaped up patterns of rivalry, cooperation, conflict, violation, interaction,
convergence, and divergence in the international arena and relations between countries and
authorities. Therefore, interestingly the sources of energy provision, energy corridors,
consumer markets, energy trade, energy technology, and things like them increase in value.
This study investigated energy resources in Iran and Middle East in library research
method. In addition to have a unique geopolitical position, Iran is located in ellipse of
energy and there is more than 70 percent of world resources of oil and 60 percent of world
resources of gas in Iran. In addition, Iran has located in the energy corridor of north to south
and east to west and all of the ways pass through this wide country. Hence, it can pump
money into the country not only by selling energy, but also with transmitting of energy and
accordingly, it can evolve the country economy with a correct planning and engagement
with countries.
Machine summary:
The Role of Fossil Fuels (Oil and Gas) in the World Geopolitics of Energy (Case Study: Iran 2000-2015) Mohammad Akhbari - Associate Professor of Political Geography, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Received: 30/01/2017 Accepted: 03/08/2017 Abstract The energy plays a significant role in human life and almost it is not possible to continue the life without it.
com The Role of Fossil Fuels (Oil and Gas) in the World … 77 Introduction Nowadays, if the global system is considered a unit body, Islamic Republic of Iran is taken as its heart geopolitically.
The Role of Fossil Fuels (Oil and Gas) in the World … 79 Persian Gulf position in global energy I the present century, world is divided into six parts according to playing economical role in which every region that is not included in this division does not have significant importance.
These impacts and created opportunities for Islamic Republic of Iran are summarized as following: The Role of Fossil Fuels (Oil and Gas) in the World … 85 The contract of pipeline construction in the beach of Caspian Sea was signed by three countries of Turkmenistan, Russia, and Kazakhstan which makes a severe weakness in Trans pipeline (supported by west) which was supposed to transmit energy in deep waters of Caspian Sea. It can be analysed in this way that US intrusion in Caspian Sea equation has been damaged.
In the energy market, Iran as one of richest countries of oil and gas resources in Persian Gulf requires to determine energy consumer’s policies especially large economic powers and also emerging powers.