Chapter 20 OPEC and Russia : A Happy Pro Forma Marriage

Russia has long been a potential dream partner for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Russia could greatly enhance the cartel's market power and has several allies among the OPEC member states. During the 2010s, it seemed that the potential of the OPEC-Russia relation...

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Main Author: Krutikhin, Mikhail (auth)
Other Authors: Overland, Indra (auth)
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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