In accordance with an energy cooperation framework agreement signed in late January, Russia will have exclusive rights to produce oil and gas in Syria.
The agreement goes significantly beyond that, stipulating the modalities of the rehabilitation of damaged rigs and infrastructure, energy advisory support, and training a new generation of Syrian oilmen. Still, the main international aspect and the key piece of this move is the final and unconditional consolidation of Russian interests in the Middle East....Details follow. It is a daunting task to rebuild Syria's destroyed infrastructure. Iran and China are pitching in, while the US is trying to hang on as best it can without legitimacy.
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Russia Is Taking Over Syria’s Oil And Gas
Viktor Katona | Group Physical Trader at MOL Group and Expert at the Russian International Affairs Council, currently based in Budapest
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2 comments:
Soft power vs hard power, a.k.a. 'hearts and minds'.
The tell that the tide has turned when the US begins drawing down. This has not happened yet, but it will. The empire is becoming over-stretched.
For example, the latest national security reports basically admits that the US can only hang on by using tactical nukes first.
The vise is tightening.
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