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Article: Political and economic changes in the USSR: energy implications. (political scenarios and corresponding economic and energy changes in the Soviet Union)
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- The Energy Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 1991
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Political and Economic Changes in the USSR: Energy Implications(*)
Alexander A. Arbatov(**)
The Soviet Union has played an important role in the European energy scene for more than two decades. The USSR is the largest oil and natural gas producer in the world and the largest coal producer in Europe. The USSR is also one of the largest oil and gas exporters. The main part of Soviet oil and gas is directed to Europe. Despite the drop of oil production and exports during the last two years the USSR still remains a significant oil supplier and the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe (see tables 1 and 2). [Tabular Data Omitted]
Now the USSR is ...