چکیده:
The global economy is undergoing a paradigm shift, from a Western-dominated economic model to one that is more complex and multi-polar. The centres of consumption, production, and innovation are no longer concentrated solely in the Western economies, but are shifting to new emergence economies in different continents, specifically China, Russia, Brazil, and India, as well as South Africa, named BRICS. One of the central issues for the future of this new coalition is energy security. This concept is a top priority of policymakers not only in the West hemisphere, but also in countries of the economically emerging world in current and also coming decades. Worldwide demand for primary energy will increase in next years either and based on international forecasts, hydrocarbon will still be the dominant source of energy. Consequently, widespread energy relationships with other oil and gas-rich countries outside BRICS like OPEC, in general, and Iran, in particular, seems much more significant. The latter, as the second country throughout the world in terms of combined fossil reserves, benefits an outstanding geo-economic position. Obviously, Iran would be able to play a prominent role in this respect. So, this question could be raised that what are the main challenges, as well as opportunities for Iran and BRICS in any actual and potential interactions in energy field?
خلاصه ماشینی:
So, %99 of the countries in the world would be dependent on a small number of states for oil and natural gas supplies, namely Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, and Russia; referring to security of energy supply as a major challenge in the years to come (Birol , October19-21, 2004: 75-77).
III- The Future More recently, in a world where the rapidly growing economies of populous China and India, Brazil, and a resurgent Russia, have intensified competition for global energy resources, Iran’s importance in international relations has been enshrined for many years to come with the huge oil and gas reserves (Patey, 2006: 4).
Iran's state interests, as they relate to Russia and energy, are to: Expand its oil and gas production capacity and develop its offshore gas fields, including monetizing the huge South Pars field in the Persian Gulf.
Iran discussed that while the three countries of Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, along with Iran and Russia, are considered as the major oil and gas producers in Eurasia, other members of the organization, such as China, India, and Pakistan, are the largest energy consumers in Asia and even in the international level (Tishehyar, July 08, 2011).
As regards to the opportunities, Tehran must reinforce its energy ties, particularly with China and India, as the major importers of fossil fuels in the future, in both oil and gas fields, as well as its potential LNG.