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Title: Putin Plan To Shut Out US Oil Giants
Source: The Observer
URL Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/busi ... y/0,,1826629,00.html?gusrc=rss
Published: Jul 22, 2006
Author: The Observer
Post Date: 2006-07-22 21:40:15 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 267
Comments: 24

Kremlin will favour Norwegian firms to develop Barents Sea field after differences with Bush scupper Russia's bid to join WTO

Sunday July 23, 2006

President Vladimir Putin is set to keep US oil companies out of a lucrative gas field in the latest sign of the deteriorating relationship between Moscow and Washington.

The Russian leader is expected to favour Norwegian companies and reject bids by America's Chevron and ConocoPhillips after failing to secure backing from the United States for his country's attempt to join the World Trade Organisation.

The tit-for-tat snub will be a blow to US companies scrambling for access to Russia's huge gas reserves at a time of high energy prices. It comes after Putin failed to resolve differences with US President George Bush over trade and human rights at the G8 conference in St Petersburg last week.

The two leaders were barbed about each other's democratic records at a tense G8 press conference. Putin later publicly praised Norsk Hydro and Statoil, the Norwegian firms that are competing with US companies for a role in developing the highly prized Shtokman gas field.

'There is very little chance the American majors will win that tender now,' a Russian oil analyst said yesterday. 'Putin was hoping WTO membership would be wrapped up in time for St Petersburg. The failure to do that is a blow to his prestige.'

A final decision on awarding the contracts - which involves extracting and transporting gas from Shtokman in partnership with Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled company - was also originally expected before the G8 summit but has been postponed until next month at the earliest.

As well as the US and Norwegian companies, Total of France is also on the shortlist to develop the 3.7 trillion cubic metre gas field, which is located in the Barents Sea, near the Arctic Circle.

Igor Shuvalov, a Putin aide, warned in April that the US firms' chances of participating in the undersea drilling project were tied to US support for Russia's WTO bid, although this has since been denied by the Kremlin.

Last week, however, Putin singled out the Norwegian bidders for praise when asked by reporters about energy deposits in the Barents Sea.

'You have probably heard that we are holding talks with several countries on the development of different fields, but companies from Norway are among the first on this list,' he said.

He added: 'They don't go around with their noses in the air. They work objectively, very professionally.' Viktor Khristenko, the Russian energy minister, also praised the Norwegian firms' record on protecting the environment last week.

Analysts have tipped the Kremlin to pick the Norwegian contractors following the recent resolution of a Barents Sea territorial dispute between Oslo and Moscow.

But the Shtokman project is also important to Russia's long-term relations with the US, since most gas from the field is to be shipped to north America in the form of liquefied natural gas. Participation by Chevron or ConocoPhillips could help ease access to the US market.

Russia has been very reluctant to allow foreign oil groups access to its energy reserves other than as junior partners on joint ventures with Gazprom. Russia supplies 25 per cent of the European Union's gas but has also resisted EU demands that it loosen Gazprom's control over the country's pipeline network.

A dispute over gas prices earlier this year between Russia and Ukraine led to temporary disruptions in the flow of gas to western Europe and prompted Dick Cheney, the US vice president, to accuse Moscow of using energy as a tool of 'intimidation and blackmail'.

But these diplomatic ructions have not extinguished the appetite of western investors for Russian energy stocks. Last week the oil group Rosneft successfully floated in London and Moscow with a $10.4bn placing.

Despite its size, the IPO represents only a small fraction of Rosneft's total equity, and the company remains majority-controlled by the Russian state.

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#1. To: Brian S (#0)

Hmmmmm Wonder what living in Russia would be like?

TommyTheMadArtist  posted on  2006-07-22   22:34:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#1)

Hmmmmm Wonder what living in Russia would be like?

I dunno, but they sure have loads of gorgeous babes there. I would go there for the duration if I could make a living.

Unfortunately, I don't have the skills required to start a farm, which the gov't would give free land if I was an Americn farmer willing to emigrate and start up a truck farm to supply the farmers markets over there.

They've got it on the right track somewhat. Hope Putin keeps it together.

BTP Holdings  posted on  2006-07-23   22:36:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: BTP Holdings (#4)

Unfortunately, I don't have the skills required to start a farm, which the gov't would give free land if I was an Americn farmer willing to emigrate and start up a truck farm to supply the farmers markets over there.

What's this??? Have any details?

innieway  posted on  2006-07-24   4:02:51 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: innieway (#6)

Unfortunately, I don't have the skills required to start a farm, which the gov't would give free land if I was an Americn farmer willing to emigrate and start up a truck farm to supply the farmers markets over there.

What's this??? Have any details?

It was something I saw in Acres USA several months ago. Not sure if I can find it again.

If you have never seen that publication, you may get a free sample copy. It's some cutting edge stuff and they are hip to the fraud of the FED and lots of other good stuff.

BTP Holdings  posted on  2006-07-24   8:19:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: BTP Holdings (#7)

It was something I saw in Acres USA several months ago. Not sure if I can find it again.

If you have never seen that publication, you may get a free sample copy. It's some cutting edge stuff and they are hip to the fraud of the FED and lots of other good stuff.

Acres is a publication George Gordon recommends. A long time friend brought the May copy over a couple of days ago, but I haven't had time to check it out much. This is another guy that I regularly barter with - we both like goat milk, but he lives in town and doesn't have a place to keep goats. So he bought into my goat herd and has part interest in them, and pays me in silver each month to milk a nanny for him.

Gordon also recommends The Moneychanger and The International Forecaster.

Have you heard of George Gordon? He's in Isabella MO.. He has a law school there. He has a one hour show each day that used to broadcast on GCN. He is no longer with GCN, and I can't find his live show anywhere but all his shows are archived on his website. It's called the Law Hour and Editorial Review. He is EXTREMELY informative, and I would venture to say (IMHO) THE authority on LEGALLY being out of the system. He also has uncanny abilities to "see through the nonsense". Everyone on this forum should listen to his commentary!! If you haven't already heard any of his stuff do yourself a favor and check him out!

http://www.georgegordon.com/Radio_Archives.htm

Just find a topic of interest, and get after it!! For most of you I would recommend (hard to pick HAHAHAHA) "Retirement At Risk" from Dec 05 as a good starting place.

To BTP (if you're into country life like I suspect, and have a few animals on your place) check out October Moneychanger from Nov 05... For your situation (like mine) this is vital info!!

innieway  posted on  2006-07-24   10:50:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: innieway (#8)

Have you heard of George Gordon? He's in Isabella MO..

Isabella is right around the corner from me, maybe 20 miles. Trouble is I do not have money to get in on George's law course. I need that to help me on some things that are hanging out there.

I've only been here for a few months. I'm caretaker for 160 acres now, but that only covers my rent. No other pay so I have to try and make some bucks somewhere along the line. Not having much luck.

Not sure how I can find that issue of The Moneychanger. I found the site but no info on back issues that I see.

BTP Holdings  posted on  2006-07-24   11:40:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: BTP Holdings, IW, all (#9)

George Gordon has several hours of CD's that he offers to anyone at no cost.

He's broadcasting somewhere out there, 'cause our local micro-guys have him from 6-7am every day here.

Lod  posted on  2006-07-27   16:59:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: lodwick (#18)

I found out George got his butt kicked on a traffic ticket case out here. It seems there are a few things he hasn't got down just yet, and that is you DO NOT play hard ball with these bastards.

WHERE IS MY WARRANT!

That is what they can NEVER get on one of these bogus traffic stops, quite simply because there is no injured party and no corpus delecti. They can't produce the body of the crime because there isn't one. It is only their enforcer claiming you violated their administrative rules in the code. A gov't actor cannot be a complainant unless you agree to it.

If you want that license, then go ahead and be their slave, and continue to be plundered.

I say what Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

BTP Holdings  posted on  2006-07-27   17:16:43 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#22. To: BTP Holdings (#20)

Pastor Butch Paugh and Ralph K. Winterrowd 2nd and Mark Stevens, seem to have the best handle on the DL/traffic stop/traffic court situation, from what little I know about it.

I just drive slowly.

Lod  posted on  2006-07-27 17:43:02 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: BTP Holdings (#20)

I found out George got his butt kicked on a traffic ticket case out here. It seems there are a few things he hasn't got down just yet

I heard him say once that he had won something like 68 cases in court out of around 80.. The numbers may be off a little, but the point is he hasn't won em all. BUT, his percentage is pretty good.

If you want that license, then go ahead and be their slave, and continue to be plundered.

Exactly!!! There is NO simpler way of putting it. Personally, I ride horseback whenever I can. But I don't have a DL, and I'm not getting one.

I heard a guy on Frank Whalen's show once (wish I could remember his name) who had gotten a "right to travel permit" issued from the state comptroller. The guy is a lawyer, and uses that permit to drive anywhere he wants, board airlines, etc. He claims that with that permit they can't write him a ticket in the first place because he hasn't agreed to the terms of the Transportation Code in the same way as getting a DL... Now, I'm not too sure I'd want that either, cause it's STILL a "government issued" instrument...

WHERE IS MY WARRANT!

Interesting! Is this something you inquire about when you get pulled over and they want to write a ticket? Or is it an argument in court? I'd like to hear a bit more about it..

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