@article{article_340274, title={Qatar Crisis and Energy}, journal={Energy Policy Turkey}, pages={27–46}, year={2017}, author={Akyener, Oğuzhan and Toprak, Sezayi}, keywords={Qatar crisis,qatar energy,qatar energy crisis}, abstract={<p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The crisis started between Qatar, which has the third largest natural gas reserves and  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">the biggest LNG supply capacity, and the block of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">and its impact continues in all over the world. </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">This block with Bahrein, Yemen, Libya’s Tobruk Government have accused Qatar as  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">the financer of terrorism and made the decision of ceasing all relations with Qatar as a  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">reaction. </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The fact that this development occurred right after Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia where  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">a weapon sale agreement was signed and this process is supported by many Western  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">institutions and countries creates some questions. </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">In this context, answers for those questions below, potential impact of energy to this  </span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">process and the results created by this process will be examined: </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• What is the problem between Qatar and the other countries? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• Did they have this problem before? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• What is relation of the US and Israel with this process? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• Where is the place of energy in this process, by taking into account that Qatar is one </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">of the most important country in the world? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• What is the relation of Turkey with the process by taking into account other developments </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">in the Middle East? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• Does it mean a step towards Iran? </span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 12px;">• Is Turkey’s strategy correct? </span> </p>}, number={4}, publisher={Türkiye Enerji Stratejileri ve Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi (TESPAM)}