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RUSSIA'S PRESENT TO AMERICA ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Pravda ^
| 2002-07-03
| Vasily Bubnov
Posted on 07/03/2002 10:26:58 AM PDT by Texaggie79
Right on the eve of Independence Day, a rather unexpected event has occured: Russian companies started direct oil supplies to the USA. Very few people believed that it would happen indeed.
Beginning of the oil supplies is very important from both political and economic points of view. First, Washington demonstrates its interest in a close partnership with Russia not only fixed in documents, but in practice first of all. Russias Astro Lupus oil tanker will be met by US Deputy Energy Minister Michael Smith and US Congress members Nicolas Lampson and Ken Bentsen. This fact demonstrates the importance of the deliveries.
It is no secret that the USA wants to reduce the dependence of the US economy on oil import from Mideast countries. Russian oil is an alternative in this case. As of now, it is difficult to say to what extent the oil deliveries will be economically justified. The matter of the fact is that the first tanker with Russian oil has covered a rather long way: originally, the oil was loaded onto the tanker in the port of Novorossiisk, then by the Black, Aegean, and Mediterranean seas, it was delivered to Houston. On the other hand, the route from the Persian Gulf is also rather long.
President of YUKOS, a Russian company that performs oil deliveries to the USA, Mikhail Khodorkovsky announced recently the intention to make oil supplies economically rational, one barrel of Russian oil is to cost $25 at least. It is to be taken into consideration that Russian oil is of a lower quality than the Mideast oil. And, consequently, its price on the world markets is much lower than $25.
On the other hand, if the project continues, Mideast countries will have no opportunity to threaten the USA with the cessation of oil supplies. Therefore, Washington is getting more chances for therealization of its Mideast policy, and the USA appreciates this fact very much.
The beginning of the oil supplies is also very important for Russias economy as well. If they become regular, Moscow can look at OPEC from a considerable distance. OPEC, as is known, is not remarkable for its unity of opinions; the increase of quotas for oil sales has been discussed for several months already.
And what is more, unlike the Middle East, Russia has no reason to blackmail the USA with cessation of oil supplies, and no reasons are likely to appear in the future.
On the whole, time will tell to what extent the project turns out to be economically justified. This is just the first shipment of oil from Russia.
Vasily Bubnov
PRAVDA.Ru
TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: america; bushdoctrineunfold; davissimontv; independenceday; oil; pravda; russia
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To: denydenydeny
Bush is playing Chess not Checkers, but the naysayers will never see this
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:46:22 AM PDT
by
MJY1288
To: swarthyguy; Shermy; hchutch; Miss Marple
swarthy posted this great possible concept, Excellent. Perhaps a Trans_siberian Alaskan pipeline should be in the works? What a great concept! The Opecker Princes will have re order their expensive Silk Robes from Harrods at a rapid rate if they hear of your suggestion.
To: Texaggie79
What's the NEW WORLD ORDER? Russia and US against the mongrel Muslim and Chinese hoards. This is the first step to taking down the Chinese and their surrogate freaks in Asia and the Near East.
To: Grampa Dave
LOL .. I just emailed this to my brother .. I got into an argument this morning with him and oil was one of the topics
And yes I do so like to rub things into his face ..LOL
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:47:04 AM PDT
by
Mo1
To: redhead
Great News, but let's pray that the oil money flows to the Russians on the street.
We don't need no more stinkin' Russian mafia bureaucrats running around in big black cars with our money, while Ivan starves and freezes in the winter.
Let's also hope that the increased commercialization of Russian oil allows for Russia to build the infrastructure to better exploit its resources.
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:48:52 AM PDT
by
aShepard
To: Texaggie79
Having been brought up during the Cold War it feels strange saying so, but I believe Russia will be the ally for the 21st century.
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:49:38 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: MJY1288
I'm sure the President's "real conservative" critics on FreeRepublic will be right along to give him credit for this...(tick, tock, tick, tock...)
To: MJY1288
Woo Hoo! The stealth president at work. Gotta love it.
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:50:22 AM PDT
by
Wphile
To: denydenydeny; hchutch; Miss Marple; PhiKapMom; rintense
This a great concept,
This story should be compulsory reading for every idiot liberal who insists that "Bush won't do anything against his buddies in Saudi Arabia." Please, don't restrict this required reading to idiot liberals. Most of the Reform Party Orphans should want to read this. Naah! That would just make them more angry at the world!
To: Grampa Dave
This is truly good news!!!! It seems like yesterday when everyone in the press was saying how George W. Bush would not be taken seriously on the world stage "He didn't have diplomatic skills like X42" they said. I don't believe there is enough Bounty paper towels on this planet to wipe the egg off their faces
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:51:59 AM PDT
by
MJY1288
To: Texaggie79
Yea!
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:53:54 AM PDT
by
No.6
To: CreekerFreeper
Personally I hope to see a free, democratic China on our side eventually. I know it seems like a remote possibilty now, but who would hve predicted a US-Russia partnership 20 years ago?
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:54:00 AM PDT
by
Hugin
To: MJY1288
I don't believe there is enough Bounty paper towels on this planet to wipe the egg off their faces FOFL ... another reason I so love this President ..
It is such a pleasure to watch him work
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:54:19 AM PDT
by
Mo1
To: MJY1288
Bush is playing Chess not Checkers Checkmate OPEC
To: Texaggie79
Who would have thought the Federation and the Klingons US and the Russians would be fast friends today had you asked them ten or fifteen years ago?
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posted on
07/03/2002 10:55:54 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: GraniteStateConservative
Bush should win the Nobel Peace Prize just for this
Bump!
To: skeeter
I agree with this. Very different from the Arab mindset where your enemy is your enemy forever. I guess that's the manifest difference between the influence of Christianity and Islam.
To: Huck
You sure that Peace Prize shouldn't go to Condi Rice Yes, this is about Condi. This could be a turning point that defines the balance of power for many years to come.
Remember, the balance of power is a zero sum gain. In order for one to gain power, one has to lose power. (In other words, there is a finite sum of global power.) OPEC just lost major units of global power.
Excellent news, and a job well done by Dr. Rice, et al. A game of chess, indeed.
To: Aggie Mama
I agree with you, Christianity teaches you to forgive. Islam teaches you to hate
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posted on
07/03/2002 11:02:56 AM PDT
by
MJY1288
To: Grampa Dave
This story should be compulsory reading for every idiot liberal who insists that "Bush won't do anything against his buddies in Saudi Arabia."
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posted on
07/03/2002 11:06:50 AM PDT
by
Mo1
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