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Russia: a global energy powerhouse that's much more than a petro-state

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imageEnergy empire? A Gazprom facility in Moscow. imagesbywestfall/flickr, CC BY

Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described, as a petro-state. This is only partly accurate.

In truth, Russia has been building an altogether new...

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