Energy security in the beginning of the 21 century and securing the supply of Russian liquefied gasonto the North American energy market

Living in a rapidly changing world we are witnessing a variety of global transformations worldwide. With theend of the 20th century, the oil era - as major oil producers and consumers called the past century - comes to an end. Some say, thatwith the beginning of the 21st century begins the era of gas, because it is considered the most ecologically friendly and the cleanestenergy resource of the future. The only demerit of gas as an energy resource is that it is a non-renewable and an exhaustible natural resource.The article concentrates on two major countries possessing a great potential in the energy sphere - Russia, as one of the mainproducers and suppliers, and the United States, as one of the main consumers. Their relations in the sphere of energy policy determinemain world energy tendencies and strategies, and are reflected in many ways in the foreign policies of the countries, which are involvedinto diverse global energy processes. The scientific approach to studying those global energy processes requires methodical systematisation,constant analysis and in-depth study of various fields of science relating to the energy sphere. Developing international relations inthe sphere of energy has become the key task for Russian Federation diplomacy in the modern world. Energy security issues are becomingdeterminant objectives of the United States national security doctrine. Providing unlimited access to the global energy resources,providing control over main world regions rich in energy has become the main line of American energy policy. The article illustrates theposition of Russia in the world energy market, conditioned by the United States dominating position in the energy sphere, the Russiansite of action in the world primary energy market gives some clues to Russian energy policy tendencies, and defines possible strategiesfor Russian energy export further development. The article underlines the importance of the supply of Russian liquefied gas onto theNorth American energy market. It matches the ultimate aims of both Russian and American energy policies and current strategies - onthe one hand, it is to provide access to the energy resources, and, on the other hand, it is to enlarge the strategic partnership and to obtainnew markets with long-term prospective. The article defines some of the main challenges in this energy strategy and describes how itinfluences the energy security and strategy for both major players in the sphere of energy policy.

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