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Saturday, 19 October 2002
RUSSIA COULD SEND 50 MILLION TONS OF OIL TO U.S. IN 2003
By empty (10/19/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Speaking to journalists in Washington on 19 October, former Prime Minister and head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yevgenii Primakov said Russia is ready to supply 50 million tons (300 million barrels) of oil to the United States in 2003. Primakov argued that the supplies could reduce U.S.
Speaking to journalists in Washington on 19 October, former Prime Minister and head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yevgenii Primakov said Russia is ready to supply 50 million tons (300 million barrels) of oil to the United States in 2003. Primakov argued that the supplies could reduce U.S. dependence on OPEC-produced oil, but that in order to import that oil, the United States must help Russia create the necessary export infrastructure, including developing its deep-water ports. (RIA-Novosti)