석유개발 교섭력 결정 단계 및 중동지역 교섭력 강화 방안 연구

Oil Development Bargaining Stages and Korea's Strategies in the Middle-East

Korea imports most of the crude oil it consumes. Korea has been pursuing active overseas exploration and production(E&P) in such areas as Middle-East, Central Asia, Latin America, and Africa in order to mitigate eco-political uncertainties stemming from oil price peaks. Relatively modest attentions has been paid to the Middle East where oil reserves and productions have been the most in the world. Korea has been in good relationship with the Middle-East than the USA and the European countries have. Korea has recovered from cruel war and complete destruction of economic bases, has been importing most of crude oil from the Middle-East, and have long participated in the construction project in the Middle-East. Korea has been the primary provider of de-salination plants in the Middle-East and has been operators of petroleum and petro-chemical plants there. The Middle-East countries keep controlling stakes in Korea's refinery companies and wish to acquire Korea's hi-tech industrial development. The paper introduces Oil Development Bargaining Stages and suggests that Korea use some ways to enhance bargaining powers in E&P negotiations with the Middle-East countries.