全球能源政治通常指与油气开发相关的国与国之间的斗争与合作。2009年以来能源政治领域表现为：油气工业上游（勘探与开发），围绕争议地区油气资源的所有权，有关国家纷纷强化自己的“主权”存在；在中游（油气输送），有一些争端，但更多的是合作进展；在下游（炼油、化工与销售），合作共赢是主旋律。中国在上中下游的合作成果都比较抢眼。委内瑞拉的反美能源外交是国际能源政治的一个热点。气候政治确实影响了各国的能源政策，各国纷纷制定与节能减排相关的法律，并加大对绿色能源的支持力度。总之，“斗争—妥协—维持合作”已经成为国际能源政治的趋势。
Global energy politics（GEP）mainly refers to struggle and cooperation with respect to the development of oil and natural gas. Since 2009 GEP has been characterized by the following：in the upstream（exploration and development）of the petroleum industry，countries claiming oil and gas resources have been inclined to strengthen their“sovereignty”claims in disputed areas；in the midstream（transportation）of the industry，cooperation has surpassed contention；in the downstream（refining，the chemical industry，and sales）of the industry，there has been win-win cooperation. China has reaped a harvest in these three fields. Venezuela was a hotspot for anti-U.S. energy diplomacy. To respond to climate politics，on the one hand many countries have passed acts to reduce GHG emissions and on the other they have developed green energy.In sum，conflict-reconciliation-cooperation now represents the mainstream in GEP.
