Tagged with Dr Vlado Vivoda

Griffith Asia Institute Featured Publication Purchase the book from Ashgate press For a country already uneasy about energy security, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which caused a nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, turned pre-existing Japanese concern about the availability of energy into outright anxiety. The subsequent closure of many nuclear reactors meant […]

Before the nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 11, 2011, just two years ago yesterday, Asia was seen as the nuclear powerhouse of the future, but in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe there was much uncertainty about the industry’s Asian, and global, future. Some analysts suggested that Asia’s […]

“Recent data shows Japan posted a record high trade deficit of Â¥6.93tn (A$73.16bn) in 2012. Japan is struggling with rising imports as it tries to replace the energy lost when it shut down of most of its nuclear reactors following the March 11, 2011 Fukushima disaster.”   Dr Vlado Vivoda discusses the political and economic […]

“Earlier this week, Linc Energy released two reports estimating the amount of oil in the Arckaringa Basin near Coober Pedy in South Australia. Independent reports from Gustavson Associates and DeGolyer and MacNaughton put the untapped basin, located in South Australia at between 233 billion and 103 billion barrels of oil equivalent respectively.”   This is […]

Many congratulations to Dr Vlado Vivoda, Dr Luke Glanville, Dr Hun Joon Kim and Dr Michael Clarke on their promotions! Dr. Vlado Vivoda: Promoted to Research Fellow, Grade 2 The Committee acknowledged Dr Vivoda’s strong research performance with a well-established publication record in high quality publication outlets. The Committee noted that Dr Vivoda was awarded […]

The United States will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading oil producer by about 2017 and will become a net oil exporter by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently predicted. According to the IEA, increased oil production, combined with new American policies to improve energy efficiency, means that the United States will become […]