过去一年里，全球能源政治热点问题明显增加，按照地理板块论，最引人注目的事件发生在欧洲：几个大国的“乌克兰争夺战”很快影响到了全球能源供求关系，欧盟试图减轻对俄罗斯油气的依赖，俄罗斯则努力开拓东亚市场，中俄能源合作大步迈进。热点最多的则是亚洲，“伊拉克和大叙利亚伊斯兰国”迅速崛起冲击了伊拉克与叙利亚的石油生产与出口，“981事件”不但影响到中国与越南关系，也影响到中国与东盟、中国与美国的关系。非洲的热点突出表现为南苏丹内战代替了南北冲突，以及利比亚安全局势明显恶化。美洲大陆，墨西哥的能源改革成为美洲大陆最为重要的能源政治事件。全球核电开发在进一步复苏，但伊朗核问题的解决却进展缓慢，主要亮点大概是进行了美伊双边谈判。
In the past year，global hotspots in energy politics have emerged. The most conspicuous event took place in Europe. The scramble for Ukraine among Russia，the EU，and the United States immediately influenced the structure of global energy supply and demand. Sino-Russian energy cooperation leapt forward early in the year. Many hotspots emerged in Asia，and the emerging ISIS impacted oil production in Iraq and Syria. The “HP-981 case” cast a shadow not only on Sino-Vietnamese relations but also on relations between China and ASEAN and China and the United States. One of the most noticeable hotspots in Africa was the civil war in South Sudan，replacing last year’s conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. In North America，energy reform in Mexico was the most significant event in energy politics. Global nuclear development is undergoing further recovery. The Iranian nuclear issue is still a difficult problem，but the main progress on this issue consisted of several rounds of bilateral negotiations between the United States and Iran.
