Date: June 2022, 9 (Wednesday) 14: 19-00: 20
Number of participants: 27 (23 PE members, 3 PEN members, 1 non-member)
Format: Web delivery only
Lecturer: Masahiko Tsuchiya PE (JSPE Auditor)
Theme: Energy Issues and Geopolitics: From “The New Map – Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations” by Daniel Yergin

Mr. Masahiko Tsuchiya, Auditor of JSPE, gave a lecture on the geopolitics surrounding energy sources, with a particular focus on the United States and Russia.He explained how the practical application of shale gas drilling technology and the resulting increase in U.S. natural gas production affected U.S. foreign policy, as well as the history of gas pipelines leading to the current conflict in Ukraine. I was.Even for those who usually work in fields other than energy, it will be an opportunity to think about whether having your own energy source is important for security, and how the energy shift will occur in the future. I think it was an engineer's salon.