英文摘要 |
The supply of energy such as oil and natural gas, is an important strategic material for the development of the economy, industry and national defense of modern countries. So far, the global primary energy consumption still relies heavily on the fossil fuels. Therefore, when the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War in 2022 leads to the increasing of international sanctions against Russia, one of major global oil and natural gas suppliers, their possible comprehensive impact has become one of the important global issues recently. After analyzing the change of Biden Administration's energy policy toward Russia, this article argues that because the U.S. is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas products, and its oil trade was close to a balance since 2019, and the proportion of U.S. imported energy from Russia is also relatively low. Therefore, since Russia occupied the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014, the U.S. energy policy toward Russia has basically revolved around the implementation of relevant sanction measures. During the Obama Administration and the Trump Administration, most of the U.S. energy policy toward Russia focused on limiting Russia's production capacity and assisting allies or friendly countries to reduce their energy dependence on Russia. However, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War in 2022, the Biden Administration, under the overall strategy of promoting comprehensive sanctions against Russia in Europe, the United States and other global partner countries, has turned the sanctions against Russia's oil sector into the combinational measures of blocking its important overseas export markets, strengthening and escalating the sanctions to limit Russia's production capacity. Finally, in addition to explaining the possible main impact of the change of Biden Administration's energy policy toward Russia, this article also provides several foci of observation for the reference of related research in the future. |