Russia's Financial Turmoil Forces New Oil Tax Changes
September 23, 2008
Additional Oil Tax Cuts by 2010 | themoscowtimes.com
Russia's primary revenue sources are taxes on oil and gas. Russia's oil taxes have been falling as oil prices fall and Russian oil production stagnates. Additional oil tax changes wil occur to spur new oil productiion and increase revenues.
March 21, 2007
New Pipeline Will Bypass the Bosporus but Involve Russia | www.nytimes.com
1. A Bosporus pipeline bypass would alleviate the congestion in the crowded straits, provide access to a deepwater port, and potentially allow more crude oil shipments from Russia and Central Asia.
2. Similar proposals for a direct bypass have been discussed for more than a decade and none has come to fruition, with the exception of the BTC pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline) transporting crude oil from the Caspian Sea directly to the Mediterranean Turkish port of Ceyhan.
3. The big question whether the economics and politics are sufficient for the latest proposal and whether the pipeline actually will built.
February 16, 2007
Report: Russia, Iran in talks on gas cartel | money.cnn.com
- Gas is an increasingly important commodity in world energy markets and a price-fixing cartel would raise alarm bells around the globe
- Russia, Iran and Qatar are the three largest gas reserve owners. President Putin recently visited Qatar to expand energy cooperation. Russia is close to Iran since it is their supplier for commercial nuclear technology and weapons. Energy cooperation is high on the Russia-Iran agenda.
- Despite these contacts, it is unlikely that a gas cartel will emerge due to the significant differences between oil and gas trade.
The Russian Energy Conversation: Implications at the G-8
July 13, 2006
Russian Energy Policy Doesn't Match Its G-8 Talk | online.wsj.com
The article reviews:
-- G-8 Summit
-- Russia Energy Policy
--- European and U.S. Reactions and Policy Implications
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