Oil Production in Russia: State Policy and Prospects for Innovation

Paper

Oil Production in Russia: State Policy and Prospects for Innovation

The hydrocarbon industries of the former Soviet Union are undergoing innovative development. In Russia, conditions both enable and inhibit the construction of a new economy focused on incentives for innovation.

By Anna Bessonova

Published on Aug 19, 2009

Source: Carnegie Moscow Center Working Paper

Oil Production in Russia: State Policy and ProspecThis working paper, written in Russian, examines the models of innovative development in the hydrocarbon industries of the Soviet Union, today’s Russia, and Norway. The work contributes to the study of the conditions for and obstacles to building up a new “economy of incentives to innovation, rather than the economy of directives” that exists currently in Russia.

Full text of the Working Paper is available in Russian.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Commentary
Emissary
What If Trump Gets His Russia-Ukraine Deal?
It’s dangerous to dismiss Washington’s shambolic diplomacy out of hand.
Eric Ciaramella
Article
South-South AI Collaboration: Advancing Practical Pathways
The India AI Impact Summit offers a timely opportunity to experiment with and formalize new models of cooperation.
Lakshmee Sharma, Jane Munga
Commentary
Strategic Europe
Taking the Pulse: Can the EU Attract Foreign Investment and Reduce Dependencies?
EU member states clash over how to boost the union’s competitiveness: Some want to favor European industries in public procurement, while others worry this could deter foreign investment. So, can the EU simultaneously attract global capital and reduce dependencies?
Rym Momtaz, ed.
Article
What Can the EU Do About Trump 2.0?
Europe’s policy of subservience to the Trump administration has failed. For Washington to take the EU seriously, its leaders now need to combine engagement with robust pushback.
Stefan Lehne
Commentary
Strategic Europe
To Survive, the EU Must Split
Leaning into a multispeed Europe that includes the UK is the way Europeans don’t get relegated to suffering what they must, while the mighty United States and China do what they want.
Rym Momtaz

More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Kushner and Putin shaking hands, with Witkoff standing next to them

Commentary

Emissary

What If Trump Gets His Russia-Ukraine Deal?

It’s dangerous to dismiss Washington’s shambolic diplomacy out of hand.

Eric Ciaramella

Article

South-South AI Collaboration: Advancing Practical Pathways

The India AI Impact Summit offers a timely opportunity to experiment with and formalize new models of cooperation.

Lakshmee Sharma, Jane Munga

Commentary

Strategic Europe

Taking the Pulse: Can the EU Attract Foreign Investment and Reduce Dependencies?

EU member states clash over how to boost the union’s competitiveness: Some want to favor European industries in public procurement, while others worry this could deter foreign investment. So, can the EU simultaneously attract global capital and reduce dependencies?

Rym Momtaz, ed.

Article

What Can the EU Do About Trump 2.0?

Europe’s policy of subservience to the Trump administration has failed. For Washington to take the EU seriously, its leaders now need to combine engagement with robust pushback.

Stefan Lehne

Commentary

Strategic Europe

To Survive, the EU Must Split

Leaning into a multispeed Europe that includes the UK is the way Europeans don’t get relegated to suffering what they must, while the mighty United States and China do what they want.

Rym Momtaz