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Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

  • Written by Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt, Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, Augustana University
imageA woman sells drinks on a street in Georgetown in Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, March 1, 2020. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images

As the U.S. and Europe cut back purchases of Russian oil, and energy traders shun it for fear of sanctions, the search is on for other sources. Attention has focused on Iran and Venezuela, both of which...

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