United States expects Russia to close for offshore oil production in general, and in the Arctic in particular. That is the real goal, as claimed by a source in the United States imposed sanctions on Friday American. Russia has already discussed that can be contrasted with the limits imposed by the United States.
United States imposed sanctions prohibiting the export of goods, services and technologies in support of the Russian oil projects on deep water, the Arctic shelf, or in shale formations in respect of companies « Gazprom » , «Gazprom Neft” « LUKOIL » , « SurgutNG » and « Rosneft » . For “Gazprom oil” Transneft and tightened access to foreign financing, according to ITAR-TASS. «The same applies to the State Duma, which often need to communicate with their constituents, rather than warming the belly somewhere on foreign resorts »
After the death of the Malaysian” Boeing “Brussels tried even more severely than its transatlantic partner to punish Russia. But now the Americans again took the lead in the race to sanctions. In overseas blacklist got untouchable so far, Gazprom and – for the first time – the private oil company “LUKOIL” and “Surgutneftegaz».
«So far in on the American list of non-state companies international scale was only “Novatek”, but in that case there was at least a formal occasion – under sanctions is a major shareholder in independent gas producer, Gennady Timchenko, – said the agency “Interfax”. – Lukoil and Surgutneftegaz Sanctions in the context of virtually no discussion ».
In the financial sector, the list includes Sberbank, Bank of Moscow, Gazprombank, the Agricultural Bank, VEB and VTB.
States also imposed new sanctions against five Russian defense enterprises. In the list were Mytischinskiy Machine Works, Machine-Building Plant named after Kalinin, “Almaz-Antey”, Scientific Research Institute of Instrument (NIIP), as well as the company, said the American sanctions list as “Recently a research and production complex.” In addition, the sanctions got Corporation “Rosteh».
As stated, the sanctions imposed “in connection with the situation in Ukraine.” According to an unnamed spokesman for the United States, Washington is ready to cancel part of sanctions if Moscow and Ukrainian militia “faithfully execute the Minsk Agreement».
Earlier Friday, the EU also imposed its sanctions against financial, oil and defense industries.
Russia’s reaction was predictable. Washington’s new sanctions were named by the Foreign Ministry next hostile step taken in line with the United States confrontational course, in spite of the agreements reached in the Ukraine and the peacekeeping efforts of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
«Of course, our kontrsanktsii not long in coming, though they, as we have said many times – a necessary measure. Leave the door open for a constructive and fair bilateral cooperation “, – the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Purpose – shelf
United States, limiting the cooperation in the field of oil with five Russian oil and gas companies expect to close the opportunity for Russian offshore oil production in general and in particular in the Arctic, said Friday an unnamed senior administration official said the United States.
However, as noted by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy in his Facebook, sanctions – a reason for creation in Russia of a large public oilfield services operator. “The current situation – a reason to create the country’s largest state-owned Russian operator in oilfield services. For example, it may be a company “Rosgeologiya”. This will give a powerful synergetic effect – will be a positive incentive for the sphere of engineering and high technology. Those who had doubts about the capacity of the Russian OFS can view statements, for example, Surgut. The company carries out all services in the home and is ready to share technologies, “- wrote Don.
He added that he had heard in the responses of representatives of Schlumberger« regret, which will increase when in their place place and other foreign partners come to market Russian enterprises ».
New tightening EU sanctions against a number of Russian banks actually does not change anything, given that Western capital markets have been closed, said the head of Russia’s largest bank, German Gref. “De jure sanctions worsen the situation, de facto, they do not add anything, it does not diminish – except that the de facto situation is much worse even than what is written in these sanctions,” – he added.
Credited with the “Asian tigers»
«In such a situation it is possible to develop lending in Asia. In the same many Chinese banks, “- commented on the situation for the newspaper VIEW political analyst Sergei Markov. According to him, can be credited with the same success in India, Singapore and Japan. Do not forget about the New World. “Banks of Brazil – a good option for lending our business.” Says political scientist, credited with the same “Asian tigers” is a bit more expensive than in Western credit institutions, but not critical.
Markov also remarked in banned now for Russia Western banks are languishing Russian resources. “Until now, they have been deadening in American and European securities. Need urgently to take them out and put into circulation. ” Explaining the situation with the immobilization of Russian funds in the western campaigns, Markov resorted to metaphor.
«Imagine a family that needed some money circulating. Head of the family has decided to borrow from neighbors, but revenue from turnover for some reason decided to also keep the neighbors creditor as a reserve. ” According to the analyst, because the money on turnover were taken in debt, it is more logical to keep the reserve at.
According to the expert, there is another way out – to print money. “Even John Maynard Keynes showed that print money and let them turn profitable. If you know how to put into circulation, the inflation is nothing to fear, “- says Markov. According to him, put into circulation the money supply is not necessary to give “a cheat” in the foreign exchange market, and for specific investment projects. “Every ruble invested in investment projects will give three rubles of profit. And then the money printing will not lead to inflation, and, conversely, to reduce inflation, “- concluded his thought Markov.
According to the analyst, the most effective response to the sanctions imposed by the Russian is to restore Russia’s own industrial capacity. “The ban on the import of dresses from France – it’s the little things. It is necessary to restore and develop the aviation industry, machine tool and other industries. This will lead to the collapse of the stock Airbus and western engineering companies “- said Markov.
Markov said that would cost even praise Washington for approval. “Sanctions have become a cold shower for Russian idealists. These idealists previously naively believed that if the Kremlin will force the New Russia to accept the conditions of Kiev, the West forgive Russia. Nothing like that. West, the United States are a hybrid war against Russia. ” The purpose of this war, according to Markov – a coup in Russia and her lack of great power status.
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