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suegeo

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6. Duffin's a douche
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:20 PM
Dec 2016

Putin’s Energy Trumps U.S. Sanctions as Rosneft Extends Reach
Elena Mazneva and Ilya Arkhipov
May 24, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-24/putin-s-energy-trumps-u-s-sanctions-as-rosneft-extends-reach


One by one, executives from some of the world’s largest energy companies climbed the dais to sign accords with OAO Rosneft chief Igor Sechin as Vladimir Putin stood behind his blacklisted ally, nodding approvingly.


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Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, went ahead with a deal to deepen its ties with Rosneft yesterday, even after the Obama administration urged American CEOs to skip Putin’s annual economic showcase. Exxon sent Neil Duffin, head of the Irving, Texas-based company’s development unit, to sign an accord with Sechin that involves drilling for crude in the Arctic and Siberia and liquefying natural gas for export.

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Suddeutsche, not Suddeneutsche eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #1
Thanks do you speak German? suegeo Dec 2016 #2
I can read German, but not fluently. eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #4
Another Exxon name on the leaked 2001 doc suegeo Dec 2016 #3
Duffin's a douche suegeo Dec 2016 #6
And another is Anna Kuniansky suegeo Dec 2016 #7
ICIJ report linked here suegeo Dec 2016 #5
It all stinks to high heaven. progressoid Dec 2016 #8
one big circle jerk party Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #9
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