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Do they have a 'responsibility' to supply us?

Posted by Jerome a Paris on May 10, 2007 - 5:40pm in The Oil Drum: Europe
Topic: Policy/Politics
Tags: colonialism, diplomacy [list all tags]

Politics of oil seen as threat to supplies

Increasing state ownership and rising resource nationalism are emerging as the main long-term threats to global oil supplies, says a report for the industry by an energy consultancy.

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Resource nationalism, which is limiting access for international oil companies, and the national oil companies’ failure to reinvest profits in production, are limiting outlay required to replace existing resources, which are being substantially depleted.

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