VOL. XLV

No 36

9-September-2002

The New Geopolitics Of Oil: The US, Saudi Arabia And Russia

By Gawdat Bahgat

Gawdat Bahgat is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the Gulf region and the Caspian Sea.

Russia’s Oil Industry

Russia is a major player on the global oil market because it is the world’s second largest producer and...