Gulmira Rzayeva
Ms Gulmira Rzayeva
Senior Research Fellow,
Economic Analysis and Global Affairs Department
Center for Strategic Studies
un
der the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
8, M. Ibrahimov str., Baku, AZ1005
E-mail: gulmira.rzayeva@sam.gov.az, gulmirarzayeva@gmail.com
Reseaarch Associate
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, the UK
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 09 May, 1982
Nationality: Azerbaijani
Marital status: Single
SUMMARY
Analytical and resourceful government professional possessing 7.8 years of progressive experience in providing analysis strategic planning as well as advocacy advisory experience on energy related issues; deep understanding of national and international energy policies and gas markets
HIGHLIGHTS
• International Relations
• Data collection and analysis
• Inter-governmental relations
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strategic Assessments / Reports
• Analytical thinker
• Energy policy development
• Public speaker
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Performed strategic analysis and planning under the Presidential office of Azerbaijan to make recommendations on energy strategy of Azerbaijan
· Areas of expertise: Azerbaijan energy policy, Turkish domestic gas market, Iranian gas policy, SEE gas market
· Writing for academic, policy, corporate and general public audiences
· Statistical analyses
EXPERIENCE
May 2009 to date Center for Strategic Studies
under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan
Senior Research Fellow
February 2017 to date World Energy Center – Global Gas Center
Geneva, Switzerland
Advisor
May 2016 to date Eurasia Analytics
London
Managing Director
July 2013 to date Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the University of Oxford
Research Associate
April 2005 Azercell Telecom
To September 2007 Baku, Azerbaijan
Customer Relations Officer
2003-2004 SCI-Hellas (NGO)
Athens, Greece
Placement officer
EDUCATION
2007-2008 The University of Buckingham
Buckingham, the UK
Department of Global Affairs
Masters of Art
1999-2003 Baku Slavic University
Baku, Azerbaijan
Region Studies
Bachelor Degree
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
· Country Analyst for the PRIX Index on Political Risk and Oil Exports
· Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, topics of the research: “Turkish Natural Gas Market”; “Outlook for Azeri gas supplies to Europe in the 2020s and 2030s”
· Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki, visiting research fellow, Helsinki, Tampere, Jouensuu, 01/12/2012-16/12/2012. Topic of the research: “Azerbaijan and energy security of Europe: Balancing national priorities and international commitments”.
· CACI Fellowship Program, Rumsfeld Foundation, John Hopkins University Washington DC, the US, 03/10-05/10. Topic of the research: “The US Energy policy towards the Caspian Region”.
· Carnegie Moscow Center, Moscow, Russia, Sep-Oct 2009. Topic: “Russia and the EU gas market.
· 
Guest Lecturer at the Executive Master in Energy Management program, ESCP Business School, London, the UK
CONSULTANCIES
Ad hoc consultancies on the European, Turkish, Iranian gas market, Central Asia and the Southern Gas Corridor
LANGUAGES
· Azerbaijani – Mother-tongue Turkish – Fluent
- English – Fluent Greek – Basic (conversational)
- Russian – Fluent
Gulmira Rzayeva
Publications – Annex to Curriculum Vitae
PUBLICATIONS
Reports:
- Post Sanction Iranian Oil & Gas Production, Cedigaz, Paris, November 2016, http://www.cedigaz.org/documents/Cedigaz%20Insights/Iran%20-%20N%C2%B0%2019/Iran_G%20Rzayeva.pdf
- The Outlook For Azerbaijani Gas Suppliers to Europe: Challenges and Perspectives, The University of Oxford, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, June 2015,
- Turkish Domestic Gas Market: Policies and Challenges, The University of Oxford, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, February 2014
http://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/NG-82.pdf
- Azerbaijan and Energy Security of Europe: Balancing National Priorities and International Commitments, Hazar Raporu, Bahar 2013, say 3, s. 107-118, http://hasen.org.tr/content/userfiles/pdf/Hazar_Raporu_Dergi_26.03.2013_1.pdf
- Strategic Imperative: Azerbaijani Gas Strategy and the EU’s Southern Corridor, co-written with Theodoros Tsakiris, SAM Review, № 5, Baku, July 2012, http://sam.az/publications/journals/496.html
- Policy Guidelines for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings in Azerbaijan, co-written with Stanislav Kolar, SAM Review, Volume 12, Baku, December 2013
Book Chapters:
- “Azerbaijan and Energy Security in Europe: Balancing National Priorities and International Commitments”, [The South Caucasus beyond Borders, Boundaries and Division Lines: Conflicts, Cooperation and Development], Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Aleksanteri Institute, Turku, February 2015, http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/publications/presentations/south_caucasus2015.html
- “The Southern Corridor: Azerbaijani Perspective from Well Head to End Users”, [The EU Eastern Partnership: Common Framework or Wider Opportunity], Bacconi University Press, Milan, 2013, pp. 123-138
- Azerbaijan and Energy Security of Europe: Balancing National Priorities and International Commitments, [Energy and Azerbaijan: History, Strategy and Cooperation], SAM, Baku, 2013, pp. 45-61
- Azerbaycan-Türkiye Enerji İlişkileri: Sorunlar ve Perspektivler, [Azerbaycan-Türkiye: Dostluk, Kardeşlik ve Strateji Ortaklık], Berikan Yayinevi Ankara 2012, s.103-118
- Azərbaycan-Türkiyə enerji münasibətləri: çağırışlar və perspektivlər, [Azərbaycan-Türkiyə əlaqələri son 20 ildə: uğurlar və imkanlar], SAM-ATİB, Bakı 2011, s. 83-96
- Углеводородные ресурсы Азербайджана и их роль в международной энергосистеме, [Черноморье-Каспий: поиск новых форматов безопасного сотрудничества], Российская Академия Наук, Институт Европы, Москва, 2011, стр. 99-111
Journal Articles
§ Azerbaijani Gas Suppliers in the New Geopolitical Order, The Geostrategic Maritime Review, IGMO, #5 Fall/Winter 2015, Paris, 21 October, 2015, pp. 12-43
§ Azerbaijan’s Oil and Gas Pipelines to Europe: Current Developments and Future Outlook (in collaboration with J. Cwiek-Karpowicz). In: “Energy and Azerbaijan: History, Strategy and Cooperation”, SAM, 2013, pp. 55-78
- Shah Deniz Gas to Europe: Emerging Challenges, King’s Colleges London, EUCERS, pp. 8 http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/research/groups/eucers/EUCERS-Newsletter-No-20.pdf
- Mürəkkəb Dəhliz-Avropaya qaz ötürülməsi yalnız iqtisadiyyat deyil, Strateji Təhlil, say 6
- Complicated Corridor: Gas to Europe – it’s not just Economics, Caucasus International, 2012, volume 2, No 2, pp 141-159
- TANAP – Hazar Gazını Avrupa’ya Taşıyan Atılım Projesi, “Hazar Raporu” Journal, 2012, issue 1, pp. 10-15, http://hasen.org.tr/Content/userfiles/pdf/Hazar_Raporu_g_z2012_0.pdf
- Iran Sanctions: What Impact for the Shah-Deniz Project? Central Asia Caucasus Analyst, JHU, http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node%2F5701
- Azerbaijan s Outlook in the Southern Corridor, 2012, “Exploration and Production” Journal, pp. 42-44, http://www.touchoilandgas.com/ebooks/eandp10iss2/index.html
- Energy from the Perspective of Azerbaijan: Gaining Access to Downstream Markets in Europe, Hellenic-Azeri Green Energy Forum. Energy cooperation and environmental protection in the wider Black Sea area. ICBSS, Athens, 2011-2012, No 10, pp 18-23, http://icbss.org/media/653_original.pdf
§ Şah Dəniz sanksiyalara məruz qala bilərmi? Strateji təhlil, №1 (4), 2012, s. 67-72
Online Articles
- Natural Gas Market Developments and Marketing in Europe: Ramifications for the Shah Deniz Consortium, NGE, February, 2014, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/marketing-shah-deniz-gas-in-europe
- Динамика рынка и маркетинг природного газа в Европе, February, 2014, http://www.1news.az/analytics/20140228013212231.html
- Azerbaijan and Energy Security of Europe: Balancing National Priorities and International Commitments (pp. 105), Hazar Raporu, Issue 3 http://hasen.org.tr/content/userfiles/pdf/Hazar_Raporu_Dergi_26.03.2013_1.pdf
- The Southern Gas Corridor: Who Stands Where?, Natural Gas Europe, June 2013, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/southern-gas-corridor-gulmira-rzayeva
- BP-Rosneft Deal: Implications & Intentions, Natural Gas Europe, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/bp-rosneft-deal-implications-and-intentions; http://www.stratfor.com/other-voices/bp-rosneft-deal-implications-intentions;
- Rosneft-BP anlaşması, “Hazar Raporu” Journal, Issue 2, pp.27-30 http://www.hasen.org.tr/Content/userfiles/pdf/hazar_raporu2.pdf
- Azerbaijan - The key to EU energy security, European Policy Center, http://www.epc.eu/pub_details.php?cat_id=4&pub_id=1357
§ Socar-Depa Gas Deal Favors ITGI as Azerbaijan’s Strategic Choice, Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, JHU, http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5543
- Umid Field Provides Azerbaijan with New Export Perspectives, Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, JHU, http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5470
- The Baku Summit Launches a Breakthrough LNG Project, Central Asia Caucasus Analyst, JHU, http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5407;
- EU decision on single European gas grid – good news for Azerbaijan, News.az, http://news.az/articles/politics/33175
- Azerbaijan strives to enhance the energy security of Europe, News.az, http://news.az/articles/politics/32878
PUBLISHED COMMENTARIES AND INTERVIEWS
- “Russia's New Turkish Stream Gas Strategy More Bark Than Bite”, The Moscow Times, 21 January 2015, http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/514731.html
- “Baku seeks alternatives as Azerbaijan oil production declines”, Financial Times, 12 March 2015, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/b86cb5b4-be99-11e4-8036-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb86cb5b4-be99-11e4-8036-00144feab7de.html%3Fsiteedition%3Dintl&siteedition=intl&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ft.com%2Fsearch%3FqueryText%3DBaku#axzz3W2NdRTNV
- Azerbaijan & Turk Stream: The Song Remains the Same, Natural Gas Europe, 30 April, 2015, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/southern-corridor-turk-stream-gulmira-rzayeva-97867
- “Turkey: Azerbaijan's Natural Energy Partner”, Natural Gas Europe, 28 September, 2015; http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/turkey-azerbaijan-natural-energy-partners-gulmira-rzayeva-25513
- Russia, Turkey in the Loop Too, New Europe, 30 October, 2015, http://neurope.eu/article/tanap-key-eu-conduit-for-azeri-gas/
· Новое соглашение Турции с АР Курдистан может иметь важное геополитическое значение для региона, Novosti-Azerbaijan, http://novosti.az/expert/20131115/299649353.html
- Battle begins to pipe BP’s Azeri gas through Europe, The Times, 30 March, http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3726800.ece
- Tek Sistem, Iki Hat, Huriyyet, 10 February 2013, http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/22564106.asp
- Southern Corridor Takes Centre Stage, Natural gas Europe, 25 January 2012, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/competing-southern-corridor-pipelines
- Slimmer Nabucco, SEEP may connect with Azeri-Turkish line, ICIS Heren Gas, London, 14 February 2012, p.9
- TAP comes out on Top, Natural Gas Europe, 22 February 2012,
http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/tap-pipeline-race-shah-deniz-gas
http://bourse.lefigaro.fr/devises-matieres-premieres/actu- conseils/bataille-de-gazoducs-dans-la-caspienne-184490
- Летом определится маршрут транспорта газа в Европу, novosti.az, 2 April, 2012, http://novosti.az/economic/20120402/297112286.html
- Im Bann von Bunga Bunga, Unternehmen, Austria, 26 April 2012
- Think tank: Azerbaijan to choose commercially attractive route for gas supplies to Europe, Trend, 2 May 2012, http://en.trend.az/capital/energy/2009576.html#popupInfo
- Second SCP Project hinges on tit-for-tat agreements, ICIS Heren, 24 July 2012
- The Southern Gas Corridor: Competition is the Best for Everyone, Natural gas Europe, naturalgaseurope.com, 6 June, 2012, http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/gulmira-rzayeva-azerbaijan-southern-corridor
- Проект TANAP внесет большой вклад в обеспечение энергобезопасности Турции и Европы, 1news, 27 June 2012, http://www.1news.az/economy/oil_n_gas/20120627021910597.html
- Turkish President ratifies TANAP agreement, Neurope.eu, March 19 2013, http://www.neurope.eu/article/turkish-president-ratifies-tanap-agreement
- Трубный выбор, New Baku Post, 28 July 2012, http://www.bakupost.az/images/eqazet/61/pdf677.pdf
- Türkiye’nin yeni AB kozu ‘TANAP’, Hurriyet, 23 August 2012, http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/21283238.asp
- Азербайджан наелен на продажу своего газа в странах Европы, 16 October, 2012, http://novosti.az/expert/20121016/298001749.html
- Putin ally may impede Southern Gas Corridor, Azeri experts say, New Europe, March 19, 2013, http://www.neurope.eu/article/putin-ally-may-impede-southern-gas-corridor-azeri-experts-say
- Баку может помочь в признании Абхазии и Осетии? Железная дорога азербайджано-грузинской напряжённости, http://www.gumilev-center.ru/baku-mozhet-pomoch-v-priznanii-abkhazii-i-osetii-zheleznaya-doroga-azerbajjdzhano-gruzinskojj-napryazhjonnosti/
- Interview to Dow Jones, Energy Weekly, Dow Jones, p.6-7,
http://www.sam.az/uploads/files/DJ-Energy-Weekly.pdf
