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Does the World Need More Oil?

... deliver an even greater economic slowdown. Against this background, expecting any significant increase in demand for oil from China seems rather unreasonable. We can hardly expect a significant increase in imports by the second main oil consumer – ... ... has substantially increased oil imports in 2015. Nevertheless, even such a large economy cannot reverse this bearish trend. Russia will not turn the tide on the oil market; rather it will exacerbate the current situation. For now, two major actors account for the main market uncertainty: OPEC, whose policy has literally shaken the market in July 2015, and the United States with its shale revolution and unpredictable ...

15.09.2015

analytics

A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... they have little choice and China anxiously needs oil as the memory of early 2000s energy famish is still fresh. Basically, China cannot trade with OPEC smoothly as it does not give special treatment via some sort of guaranteed quotas and rivalry is fierce from traditional majors who have cemented their place over the past century. Moreover, Russia opposes equity investment and it is not corrupt to an extent that it sells major assets, nor can China engage Europe or ...

08.10.2013

community

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)