Russia looks east on oil
Published: 22 September, 2010, 11:58
Edited: 22 September, 2010, 23:07
The Russian government is looking East for new energy export customers. China is the world's fastest growing economy and is an anchor consumer for Russian energy.










One can call it "stiff competition from other Central Asian countries" if one wishes to call it that. However, remembering that these same countries are members of SCO and CSTO, it is important that they get more then their fair share of the opportunities to sell to China and other Asian giants. Given the pressures that these countries are under, be that economic, rise of extremism, and drugs from Afghanistan --- their prosperity and security is the key to Eurasian land mass cooperation in energy.