energy
How China Helped Russia Weather COVID and Why It’s Not Necessarily Good News
Nicholas Trickett on how COVID-19 has been rewriting economic orthodoxy across the globe, but Russia’s Austrian School economists have yet to get the memo
The Limits of Support for Russia’s Oil and Gas Sector
Nick Trickett wonders how far the Russian state should go to support its struggling fossil fuels companies
What if Oil Sank to $40 per Barrel?
Vladislav Inozemtsev on Minister Oreshkin’s dubious optimism about the Russian economy in a world of low oil prices
The Russian Economy’s Non-Stop Inertia
Vladislav Inozemtsev on the inevitability of another recession in Russia
Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil “Entente”
Russia and Saudi Arabia are rolling a boulder up a hill only to see it tumble back down as their relative market power declines
Lock, Vladivostok, and Two Smoking Barrels
Russian gas supplies to China are a talking point again in light of US-China trade tensions and commodity price fluctuations. Two prospective pipelines are being touted, for very different reasons
Russia in the Gulf: Partnerships, but at what price?
As Russian oil companies plan further cooperation across the Middle East, the political and financial costs of engagement will likely increase.
Rosneft’s Role As Venezuela’s Lender of Last Resort
The Venezuelan government, according to Rosneft, is repaying its multi-billion-dollar loans on time. That is a misleading claim at best. But those loans are more about their geopolitical impact than their financial viability