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Is Russia Winning The Oil Export War Against The Saudis? – Published on Oil Price, by Zainab Calcuttawala, July 05, 2016: Zainab Calcuttawala is an American journalist based in Morocco. She completed her undergraduate coursework at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook’em) and reports on international trade, human rights issues and more;

Russia is on track to set a new record in crude oil exports this year, and Iran is boosting exports to Europe, intensifying competition on the continent, which is a key market for both countries.  

As Oilprice.com noted at the beginning of June, Russia has surprised analysts time over time by keeping oil production at near-record levels throughout the rock bottom of the oil bust.

Not only has Russia managed to keep output at high levels, it has actively increased its exports to China and has managed to maintain its market share in other key markets … //

… Last year, the European Council on Foreign Relations released a report outlining new energy sources for Europe. The document called Russia an “unreliable partner” and suggested several Central European and Middle Eastern countries – including Iran and Iraq – as possible suppliers in the near future, albeit with logistical caveats … //

… The European Union might be skeptic about increasing its crude supply from Russia, China seems to be keen on receiving more Russian Crude. Russian oil exports to this part of the world have doubled year over year last April at the expense of Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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Related Links:

• Anti-Russian sanctions cost Western countries over $60bn – research, on RT, July 6, 2016;
• Krieg gegen Russland, Aufruf an die Soldaten der USA und Deutschlands – Stephanie Schulz, 24.37 min, uploaded by boxmeisterverein, 1. Juli 2016 … Video 30;
• US-Russia war would test Australia – Paul Dibb, on The Australian /National Affairs, by Brendan Nicholson, June 29, 2016: Australia must decide if it will help the US in the event of a war with Russia to protect one of the Baltic states …;
• US-Russia Tensions Complicate Syria War, on VOAnews, by Heather Murdock, June 26, 2016: … It was a moment that shed light on the complexity of the war. Both Russia and the U.S.-led coalition are fighting Islamic State. But Russia supports the Syrian government, while the U.S. supports rebel groups fighting both the government and Islamic State …
• Die Hintergründe der Russland Hetze KenFM, 19.10 min, uploaded by PolitikInDeutschland, June 26, 2016 … kann jemand die Behauptung zu den totgeschwiegenen Massenvergewaltigungen in England recherchieren ! …;
• Fed pours Cold Water on Oil Price Rally, on Oil Price, by Evan Kelly, May 20, 2016;
• The Biggest Winner Of The Oil Bust, Interview With Aeromexico, on Oil Price, by Nick Cunningham, May 19, 2016;
• While U.S.-Iran Relations Warm, Russia Is The Real Winner, on Oil Price, by Andy Tully, Jan 18, 2016;
• US and Russia, a New Trade Policy? on Politics and Policy, not dated;
• If USA goes to war against Russia tomorrow, who would be likely to win in the end, if any? on Quora, by Ariel Williams, Sept. 3, 2014;

Other Links:

Basic Income Revisited, on Social Europe, by Robert Skidelsky, July 6, 2016;

Zu Russland, und zum Plan der USA, Europa zu destabilisieren – Christoph Hörstel, 5.55 min, uploaded von Deutschland+Russland, July 2, 2016 … über geopolitische Lage in Europa nach Brexit, Kalenderwoche 26 2016 …;

Mass Shootings and Massacres in America, the Political, Cultural and Socio-psychological Features of US Society, on Global Research.ca, by Prof.James Petras, July 1, 2016;

Die EU & BREXIT, über den Einfluss der Mafia in Europa, 25.19 min, uploaded by Postmann, 1. Juli 2016;

From the European Union of the Cold War to a Renaissance Europe, on Huffington Post / The World Post, by Evaggelos Vallianatos, July 1, 2016;

not dated stuff:

• Working-Class Militancy in the Global South, on ROARmag, by Immanuel Ness, not dated: A profound movement is emerging among workers in developing countries, demanding radical action on grievances outside the system of established unions;
• Book: Southern Insurgency, the Coming of the Global Working Class, Author Immanuel Ness, (Pluto 2016), mentionned on ROARmag.org;

Agrarian Justice, on Constitution Society, by Thomas Paine, 1795: to preserve the benefits of what is called civilized life, and to remedy at the same time the evil which it has produced, ought to considered as one of the first objects of reformed legislation.