Lord of the Rigs: Rosneft as a Mirror of Russia's Evolution

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Lord of the Rigs: Rosneft as a Mirror of Russia's Evolution

By Nina Poussenkova

Published on Mar 5, 2007

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This paper was written for the joint James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy/Japan Petrolium Energy Center Policy report, The Changing Role of National Oil Companies in International Energy Markets, published by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.

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Nina Poussenkova

Economy Caucasus Russia

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