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Rainbow Skull
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 Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 3:45:56 PM
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If Putin is after control of the west via oil and gas, this may help him get his goal.
Iran May Sell Oil in Rubles to Break `Dollar Slavery' (Update1)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, may use the Russian ruble in trading on its new oil exchange, the country's ambassador to Moscow said.
``Big energy producers like Iran and Russia should try to free the world of dollar slavery,'' Ambassador Gholamreza Ansari said on Moscow's Ekho Moskvy radio station today.
The two nations already cooperate in nuclear energy and may start closer coordination of natural-gas production. Russia holds the world's largest gas reserves, followed by Iran, and together they produce of almost a fifth of the world's oil. The two share the goal of finding alternatives to a weakened U.S. dollar.
Iran plans to trade oil in more currencies than in its own rial to offer diversity, the ambassador said. The exchange will open Feb. 17, the country's official IRNA news service said this week. Iran has planned to open the exchange since 2005.
``I don't think it would have any impact on the oil market at all,'' said Kevin Norrish, an oil markets analyst at Barclays Capital in London. ``I think it's more political than related to oil market prices or dynamics.''
The ruble should be used as a ``regional reserve currency,'' Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said earlier today in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Medvedev, who is also chairman of Russian gas exporter OAO Gazprom, is the front-runner to replace President Vladimir Putin in March 2 elections.
``The role of key reserve currencies is being reconsidered. We must take advantage of this,'' Medvedev said in a speech outlining his economic priorities.
Russia and other natural-gas producing countries should also form a group to coordinate production and sales of the fuel ``as soon as possible,'' Ansari said. Iran a year ago proposed to set up a gas cartel similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=abC.2tT9Nphg&refer=energy#
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halifax
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Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 9:43:52 PM
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Make no mistake about it, control of Oil is becoming one of the big issues (for all the reasons I posted previously on the economic forum).
But back to Putin, he is smothering the global news and is really swinging the bat around; everyone in Europe seems to be taking cover at the moment, talk about things escalating quickly and he is covering everything in his rants and raves lately, the Balkans, NATO, nuclear weapons, Ukraine, Western Europe, United States, Food shortages, Russian Military expansions, resources, fats tracking Russian economic growth. Each day he has another chapter out of his view on the world to share with everyone.
Next couple of months is going to be hot going into the Russian elections and certainly the western world in particular will wait with baited breath how much power Putin will be allowed as PM of Russia in a (new?) government.
I agree with Mike’s post the other day – these are troubling developments and they are unfolding in fastback mode.
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Darkcomet
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Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 06:43:49 AM
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I don't blame Putin for issuing all these threats, he has been forced into a corner to defend his country's position on a global level. Putin knows, if he shows any signs of weakness it would ruin his plans, however, I do think his intentions are wrong, keeping hold by grasping at country's which cry out for change and newness will not do him or his country justice, neither will slapping flags on arctic regions and declairing them Russian. Russia needs to change if it is to look to the future, acting like you own the world just makes Russia look the bully in all what is going on. The USA is using this to full advantage, even seemingly taunting the rest of the world by shooting down this satellite. But heck...America is America, they will do exactly what they want.
So you end up asking yourself, who IS the bully in all of this? People are so caught up in what we are told in the news, as I have had pointed out to me by one member on here, don't believe everything that you read. We should not judge Putin for wanting to make his country seem strong, nor should we blame America for exploiting what opportunities it can, but also we must remember, can we afford to not take both county's motives and actually not judge?
What is happening now, is the begining of, and I say this very carefully, a playground fight between America and Russia, but this is no laughing matter. If you look carefully you will see what is actually taking place here. The cold war is over, but will we see another war take its place????????
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Darkcomet
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 : 06:15:06 AM
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This is the kind of stunt I am talking about..cutting gas supplies and even hiking up prices...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080305/tts-russia-ukraine-energy-gas-0d84f64.html
Putin will take advantage at every opportunty, and dont think he will let anyone else take credit for this, Russia could really do with China's support here, but China cannot afford to blow its chances with the Olympics (I know these two are often stated as rivals). So what happens now? I think Russia will go quiet and just use black op tactics and stunts like this gas control. If Russia does rock the boat, I think the people in charge will only make things real hard for themselves. Instead Russia should be trying to help with gaining peace(or at the very least stay silent), not showing how a big bully style just makes you look the fool.
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Rainbow Skull
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Darkcomet
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Darkcomet
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Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 3:27:17 PM
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Russia Push for EU Gas Lines Seen in Ukraine Spat
WOW! I'm shocked! *LOL*
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123155407045470493.html
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Darkcomet
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Should we think of Putin as a king?
