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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Western media alleges that purchasing gas from the recently established Russian Arctic LNG-2 facility is too risky as it might attract American sanctions. The Financial Times examined the implications of the new American sanctions on Arctic LNG-2. Nonetheless, it is premature...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The harvest season in Russia is almost completed. As of the beginning of November, ICAR reports that approximately 142 million tonnes of cereal crops have been threshed, which is 9 million tonnes less than the previous year's record. The wheat harvest is predicted to yield about...
The Russian-Indian joint venture for the production of AK-203 assault rifles has produced the first batch, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). This product is currently being tested.
“The organization of production in India of AK-203 ass...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian gas is still being supplied to a number of European Union (EU) countries, including those that have officially ceased trading with it. According to Alexey Miller, head of Gazprom,
"I prefer not to provide specific figures as the molecules in the primary gas pipeline are...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Speculators are responsible for the drop in oil prices by manipulating figures and falsely claiming that oil demand is low. This statement was made by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy. A few weeks ago, oil was almost at $100 per barrel, but now it has fallen to $80. What caus...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In October, Russia exported a record batch of crude oil to Brazil - 207 thousand tonnes worth $133 million, RIA Novosti reported after analysing data from the Latin American country's statistical service. A leading analyst at Freedom Finance Global Natalya Milchakova commented on...
