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Sechin lauds safety of Russian oil sales to China amid chaos in the Middle East
Igor Sechin, the powerful head of energy giant Rosneft, said on Thursday that Russian pipeline oil exports to China are safe as they avoid the troubled routes of the Middle East which major powers fear is on the brink of a regional war. "In the context of the events currently taking place in the Middle East, it is important to note the safety of Russian oil supplies to China," Sechin told a Sino-Russian energy business forum in China, Interfax news agency reported. Israel, which has become a major gas exporter in recent years, has shut down several major energy sites since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on ... (full story)