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Introduction
morethan30yearsafterthefirstoilcrisis,widespreadconcernsareexpressedabo-
utthesecurityofoilsupplylInthefaceofasetofradicallynewchallenges,doubts
areexpressedabouttheabilityofenergyindustrytotimelyandadequatelyinvest
intheproduction,transportandconversionfacilitiesrequiredtomeettheexpected
growthindemandl
Thisanalysissurveystheoverviewoftheconceptofenergysecurity,andthe
developmentsinenergypolicylDistinguishedscholarshaveexamineddifferent
aspectsofenergysecuritylInthefirstpartofthebook,wetrytopresentthespeci-
ficityofenergysecuritylMarekPietraśconcentratedonautonomousnessofenergy
securityininternationalrelationslHedescribedthesecurityasadynamicprocess
ormultidimensionalphenomenonlAccordingtohim,sinceenergysecuritybeca-
meoneofthedimensionsofsecurity,itsspecificityisbecomingaresearchprobleml
Inthispaperitisnamed“autonomousnessofenergysecuritysector”lThischapter
constitutesabasisforfurtheranalysisandresearchintheenergysecurityfieldl
GiovanniErcolaniinhischapterPersonalMethodologicalConsiderationson
EnergySecurity:TheGeopolitical-NarrativeFrameworkasanInterpretativeDimen-
sionaimstopresentamultidisciplinaryqualitativemethodologywhichhasbeen
appliedinanalyzingtheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization’sofficialdiscourseon
energysecuritylTheconceptofenergysecurityisdeconstructedandreframedin
itsmeaningandpractices,thenNATO’senergysecuritydiscourseisreadthrough
theinterpretativedimensionprovidedbythegeopolitical-narrativeframework,
and,finally,theenergysecurityideaofNATOisconfrontedwiththeinterdepend-
enciesoftheglobalizedcontextl
Takingintoconsiderationthefactthatthestateisnottheonlysubjectofenergy
security,RafałUlatowskianalyzednationaloilcompaniesinthecontemporaryoil
marketregimelNowadays,thestrengthofmanynationaloilcompaniesisbasedon
hugeoilreservesandastrongpositioninoilproductionlThemainthesisofthis
chapteristhattheenergymarketdynamicandspendingpressureongovernments
representstwomostimportantlimitationsofnationaloilcompaniesdevelopment
asimportantactorsininternationalrelationsl
NikaChitadzefocusedontheroleofthetransnationalcorporationsinprovi-
dingenergysecurityoftheBlackSealCaspianregionlTheauthorgavetheexample
ofBritishPetroleuminhisresearchlAccordingtohim,internationalcorporations
playveryimportantroleininternationalbusinessaffairslTakingintoconsidera-
tionthisfact,oneofthemostinfluentialroleininternationalbusinessisplayedby
oilandgascompanies,mainresponsibilitiesofwhichare:exploration,production
andtransportationofoilandgasresourceslInthisregard,BritishPetroleum,has
itsactivitiesindifferentregionsoftheworldl
Inthesecondpartofthismonograph,wehaveanextensiveanalysisofenergy
securitypolicylWeincludedtheenergysecuritypolicyoftheEuropeanUnion,
Cyprus,Kosovo,Russia,China,India,BrazilandintheArcticregionl
