Russia's Policy Towards OPEC - Middle Eastern Studies. Russia's Relations With OPEC. Russia not to join OPEC any time soon - LUKoil CEO. ST.
PETERSBURG, June 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will not join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries any time soon, the CEO of Russia's leading independent oil producer said Thursday. "Russia will not be a [OPEC] member in the near future," LUKoil head Vagit Alekperov said on the sidelines of the International Economic Forum in Russia's second city St.
Petersburg. Russia, the largest non-OPEC oil producer, and the 12-nation cartel have differed recently over measures to steady prices during the current economic recession. A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR SOMETHING WORSE? -