Comments on: Trading oil for influence

By: Mike Tyukanov

Mike Tyukanov — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

While Russian oil industry is privatised, oil pipelines are not. So Russian government actually can determine how much of oil can be exported and to which countries.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Good point. Although I can’t imagine the Russian oil companies themselves being too thrilled at being told where their oil will or won’t be pumped.

By: Russpundit

Russpundit — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Siberian Light points to the

Siberian Light points to the fact that Russia became the world`s largest oil producer and makes an excellent short overview of situation. If you are interesting in the theme, it is worth to read….

By: flaschenpost

flaschenpost — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Border issues

In the Guardian, Elena Lappin writes about being brutally detained by US border guards because she didn’t have a journalist’s visa. In other border-related news, Andy of Siberian Light compares Russian oil politics to that of OPEC. Just recently, Russi…

By: flaschenpost

flaschenpost — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Border issues

By: flaschenpost

flaschenpost — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Border issues