Russia's top exports are fossil fuels - oil gas, coal. Not
steel or arms and bombs. These fuels constitute nearly 50% of total exports,
$360 B in 2017. So Russia interest is to have a US President who is a softie if
not implicit anti-fossil fuels to help "save the planet" like former US President Obama,
so that it's main business won't be imperilled. During the campaign period in
2015-16, Trump was explicitly pro fossil fuels, promised to unlock huge US
oil and gas reserves. This alone should make him a non-friend of Russia. HR Clinton should fit as a good friend of Russia if elected President as she's
also a "planet saviour" like Mr. Obama. Now US President Trump is slowly or hastily
limping Russia oil-gas interests.
Some Russia exports data, 2017.
http://www.worldstopexports.com/russias-top-10-exports/
http://www.worldstopexports.com/russias-top-import-partners/
Top exports, $ billion
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Top 10 export corps, $ Bill
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1. Crude oil 93.3
2. Processed petroleum oils 58.2
3. Coal, solid fuels from coal 13.5
4. Iron/non-alloy steel products (semi-finished) 6
5. Wheat 5.8
6. Aluminum (unwrought) 5.5
7. Petroleum gases 4.7
8. Diamonds (unmounted/unset) 4.7
9. Sawn wood 4
10. Refined copper, unwrought alloys 3.6
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1. Sberbank (regional bank): 470.9
2. Gazprom (oil, gas): 316.8
3. Rosneft (oil, gas): 214.2
4. LukOil (oil, gas): 92
5. Surgutneftegas (oil, gas): 74.5
6. Transneft (oil services, equipment): 50.5
7. Novatek (oil, gas): 18.9
8. Norilsk Nickel (diversified metals, mining): 16.6
9. Uralkali (specialized chemicals): 9
10. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel (iron, steel): 7.9
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http://www.worldstopexports.com/russias-top-10-exports/
http://www.worldstopexports.com/russias-top-import-partners/
And the NYT, Clinton News Network (CNN), Wapo, etc have
successfully fooled many people of Russia-Russia drama why their dearly beloved
HRC lost. From only 8.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) US oil output in
end-2016 (Obama period), now it's 11.9 or almost 12 mbpd, Russia and OPEC are
unhappy.
About 6 years from now, US oil output is projected to be 2x the current one, up to 24 mbpd. So world oil prices will stabilize at low levels --
exactly what Russia and OPEC hate, and exactly what Trump wants. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/US-Set-To-Pump-More-Oil-Than-Russia-And-Saudis-Combined.html
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See also:
See also:
Energy 117, Cheap oil and Trump, November 23, 2018
Energy 118, Climate lies to justify RE subsidies, December 04, 2018
Energy 119, US oil output now almost 12 mbpd, January 20, 2019
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