re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Typical under 300,000 BPD refineries with low Nelson Complexity Index. All below 10 where in TX and LA almost all are at least 15 if not 18. In other words, they cannot dig deeply into a barrel of oil as here in the USA, residuals are turned all into asphalt, or used as boiler fuel, and not other fuels.

For the most part these are partnerships with Rosneft only owning less part, along with BP, Shell, Exxon, etc... Rosneft does own the Bavarian refinery which is the one that receives all of its crude from Russia. The other from Trieste, where the oil can come from anywhere.

My guess is that this gave Russia 10% at most of refining capacity of Germany, with the total capacity of these being not quite 30% of Germany's refining capacity.

Update, accounts for 12% and were not operating partner except maybe one.

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Many in the German establishment, he said, resented US dominance in energy matters and disliked “this idea of a global fungible market in oil that’s traded in dollars and protected by the US navy”. That resentment, he said, was one of the reasons why Germany kept out of the US war in Iraq in 2003. And it was why it suited Germany to have direct access to Russian oil and gas.


Oh the irony.

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Did he mention the East German Communist Merkel and her policy/belief that if you trade with Russia she could draw them in to the west? Merkel was a disaster.

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mass mobilization.


Not enough public support for this.

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Russian TV is working hard on this by trying to convince the public they are actually fighting NATO forces... whole divisions...

YT

Agree. Xi sees the weakness and can quickly capitalize within his existing long term planning for his own ascension. I’d still love to have been a fly on the wall for Putin and Xi’s discussions before the Olympics that potentially lead Putin to delay the invasion and then this most recent in person meeting. I’d need to understand Chinese and Russian though of course.

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I have said this for awhile that China is going to swoop in to all of those former Soviet "stan" countries and establish a dominant influence at the expense of Putin and Russia. China will take advantage of the situation and screw Russia. Losing the war isn't all Ivan has to worry about.

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As long as Russia or China keeps a dictator in power that keeps those countries from becoming terrorist or extremist training grounds then more power to them.

Basically the Urbanites are okay with war if others have to serve. Almost all of Russian's military is made up of rural minorities

Correct. I doubt Putin has any "recruiting stations" in Moscow or St. Petersburg.

Putin is getting desperate though. He might snatch up old ruff fish and send him for cannon fodder.

Belarus is just Putin’s little bitch. They know they don’t want any part of Poland. Poland would wipe Belarus out in short order. They have built up a very strong military for the size of their country and it’s very modern weaponry.

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I’d need to understand Chinese and Russian though of course.

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When I mentioned being a fly on the wall in Rutin's war room I suggested I would need a Star Trek universal translator.

I also think English should be declared the international language of war like aviation so I can follow this one better. Selfish prick that I am.

Prussian officers are historically some of the best officers in the world.