The Russians opened the spigots even before the current dog and pony show began and are currently raking in more treasure than at any time in the past.
28 posted on 05/19/2022 10:05:54 AM PDT by fireman15
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It has not yet recovered to its pre-covid production, which was over 11,000 bpd. The “opening the spigots” looks just like the US production recovery. That is, this is nothing special that indicates an increase in fundamental production capacity.
29 posted on 05/19/2022 10:19:34 AM PDT by buwaya
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