Gas Prices can go down even futher if Russia expands oil.

[Jack-O-Lope]

Stalin's Arctic mines help expansion

NORILSK, Russia - Wearing fireproof coveralls, Ilya Dmitriyev plods past a smelter that belches smoke and gushes molten metal, the chief product of this gritty patch of Arctic tundra where the air tastes of sulfur and concrete apartment blocks crumble on the shifting permafrost.

This is the home of Norilsk Nickel, a former slave labor camp — once part of the dictator Josef Stalin's infamous Gulag — that is now the gray capital of Russia's glittering new metals empire.

Since President Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, oil and natural gas have fueled Russia's economic rebirth, creating a generation of young Russian billionaires. Now metal is Russia's latest natural resource bonanza.

The rise of the industry has delighted investors but has caused disquiet among foreign security analysts. Some fear Moscow might use its vast mineral wealth as a tool for coercive diplomacy, the way many believe the Kremlin has used oil and gas supplies to punish western-leaning former Soviet nations.

As the output of Chinese and Indian factories surged last year, the price of nickel leapt 64 percent to an average of $24,155 per ton on the London Metal Exchange, more than doubling Norilsk Nickel's profits. While the price has retreated from a high of over $50,000 per ton in May, it currently trades at around $29,000 a ton.

Workers like Dmitriyev have benefited. Wages here rose 40 percent in April, and Norilsk's smelter workers now earn about $1,500 monthly — triple the national average.

But the big winners at Norilsk are the company's two 40-something shareholders, the cautious Vladimir Potanin and the flamboyant bachelor Mikhail Prokhorov.

Stalin's Arctic mines help expansion - Yahoo! News

Russia can expand those pipelines to Canada,China and Europe to help oil prices and OPEC would be in trouble if we dont buy from them buy from Russia instead. See Russia is willing to drill in Arctic evoinmental areas in their country.Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats refuse to allow oil drilling in ANWR. Lets Sell Alaska back to the russians for 500 Billion dollars and then Liberals have no control and then russia can build a pipeline though canada into the USA from alaska. And that would bring oil prices down. The sale from russia would get our debt down some.

 

[TFWFalcon]

Stalin's Arctic mines help expansion - Yahoo! News

Russia can expand those pipelines to Canada,China and Europe to help oil prices and OPEC would be in trouble if we dont buy from them buy from Russia instead. See Russia is willing to drill in Arctic evoinmental areas in their country.Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats refuse to allow oil drilling in ANWR. Lets Sell Alaska back to the russians for 500 Billion dollars and then Liberals have no control and then russia can build a pipeline though canada into the USA from alaska. And that would bring oil prices down. The sale from russia would get our debt down some.

Russian's economy didn't good well.... They don't have 500 billions dollars. Bad match rubles dollars against US dollars.

USA will not set Alaska for sale. Sorry...never will

 

[CCfan]

I don't think Russia will buy Alaska for 500 billion. Alaska would not getting it over by Russia. I want to keep Alaska, it is belong to our country.

 

[Jack-O-Lope]

I don't think Russia will buy Alaska for 500 billion. Alaska would not getting it over by Russia. I want to keep Alaska, it is belong to our country.

Well i want liberals keep their noses out of the oil business.They dont understand whats good of the economy.All they see is protecting wildlife and the environment.

 

[sequoias]

I would rather keep Alaska to the United States, period. I don't need more oil that's polluting our Earth. I'd rather have it keep it clean and environmentaly friendly for generations to come.

I don't need lower oil prices. I want to keep it HIGH so we can get more gas saving cars on the road and reduce pollution! I don't need too many gas guzzling and air pollution spewing SUVs on the road, either. Japan does not have any SUVs at all because gas is so expensive and plus its so crowded.

 

[MetroGuy03]

That is a joke! We don't need more oils. RAISE THE GAS PRICE! We need to push automobile out of ours society and build more public transit system around the country.

USA will not sell its lands to any country period. Nice trying.

 

[MetroGuy03]

Well i want liberals keep their noses out of the oil business.They dont understand whats good of the economy.All they see is protecting wildlife and the environment.

We need to stop being dependant on oils. Liberals already knew that we will run out of oil within future. That is why they wanted us to get out of bad habit as we are having right now and use another type of fuel. That is why we are having wars because we are addicted to oils. This maddness need to be stopped, seriously.

You're correct that liberals do want to protect the environment and wildlife. I agree with them. I couldnt' imagine living in the world without good environment or wildlife. We need them for ours future.

 

[sequoias]

I agree with Metroguy03 all the way!

 

[Hwy99]

I would rather keep Alaska to the United States, period. I don't need more oil that's polluting our Earth. I'd rather have it keep it clean and environmentaly friendly for generations to come.

I don't need lower oil prices. I want to keep it HIGH so we can get more gas saving cars on the road and reduce pollution! I don't need too many gas guzzling and air pollution spewing SUVs on the road, either. Japan does not have any SUVs at all because gas is so expensive and plus its so crowded.

That is a joke! We don't need more oils. RAISE THE GAS PRICE! We need to push automobile out of ours society and build more public transit system around the country.

USA will not sell its lands to any country period. Nice trying.

Agree with you both! Alaska is not worth 500 billion dollars :roll: Russia have PLENTY of lands for only 140 million people plus having the population declining. Also Russia are kinda ridicy to keep those tiny islands that Japan really need. Wondering why Russia would ever complaining for more lands while it was already the largest country in the world even though it let alot of countries go in the past and still has much more lands than Canada.

Russia, go home and cry, take a lot of prozac.

 

[Dark-Half]

That is a joke! We don't need more oils. RAISE THE GAS PRICE! We need to push automobile out of ours society and build more public transit system around the country.

USA will not sell its lands to any country period. Nice trying.

I like running over chipmunks too much to give up my car. Besides have you ever rode in a public transit system? I have, they're not fun. Smelly, and you have to put up with people. If you could teleport to places, now I'd agree to that!

 

[Jack-O-Lope]

Dark half is right.Thats why we need to remove the democratic party. And theres no way the Latinos is gonna allow that. Democrats created the ACLU,Sierra Club and the EPA for environmental reasons like we cant drill oil in our land. We cant build new refineres to lower the gas prices. Thats why we need choices drive our own cars or ride public busses. Thats why if voters would throw out the democrats and put in the GOP both in congress and the Senate and the white house we could put the environmental groups out of business for good. In order that can happen we need 350 republicans in congress and 75 Republicans in senate thats enough to make a new consitutional admendment that environmental groups are illegal and they shall have no say who controls our environment. Its the people who controls the environment not the environmentalist.Then youll see us americans drilling off our land and building brand new oil refineres and we can lower prices again and put OPEC out of business for good cause no one is gonna buy oil from greedy terrorist arabs again.

 

[sequoias]

wait a minute...do I smell ravensteve on the horizon? He sounds a lot like him.....

 

[Jack-O-Lope]

How many of you wanna see the price of oil back below $2.25 a gallon?
I do! and its gonna take a lot of voters guts to take a stand and give washington a message. The way i see it,People rather put up with washington and dont do anything about em.

 

[Foxrac]

I would rather keep Alaska to the United States, period. I don't need more oil that's polluting our Earth. I'd rather have it keep it clean and environmentaly friendly for generations to come.

I don't need lower oil prices. I want to keep it HIGH so we can get more gas saving cars on the road and reduce pollution! I don't need too many gas guzzling and air pollution spewing SUVs on the road, either. Japan does not have any SUVs at all because gas is so expensive and plus its so crowded.

Agree with you both! Alaska is not worth 500 billion dollars :roll: Russia have PLENTY of lands for only 140 million people plus having the population declining. Also Russia are kinda ridicy to keep those tiny islands that Japan really need. Wondering why Russia would ever complaining for more lands while it was already the largest country in the world even though it let alot of countries go in the past and still has much more lands than Canada.

Russia, go home and cry, take a lot of prozac.

Yup, I agree with both of you.

 

[Foxrac]

Stalin's Arctic mines help expansion - Yahoo! News

Russia can expand those pipelines to Canada,China and Europe to help oil prices and OPEC would be in trouble if we dont buy from them buy from Russia instead. See Russia is willing to drill in Arctic evoinmental areas in their country.Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats refuse to allow oil drilling in ANWR. Lets Sell Alaska back to the russians for 500 Billion dollars and then Liberals have no control and then russia can build a pipeline though canada into the USA from alaska. And that would bring oil prices down. The sale from russia would get our debt down some.

Dark half is right.Thats why we need to remove the democratic party. And theres no way the Latinos is gonna allow that. Democrats created the ACLU,Sierra Club and the EPA for environmental reasons like we cant drill oil in our land. We cant build new refineres to lower the gas prices. Thats why we need choices drive our own cars or ride public busses. Thats why if voters would throw out the democrats and put in the GOP both in congress and the Senate and the white house we could put the environmental groups out of business for good. In order that can happen we need 350 republicans in congress and 75 Republicans in senate thats enough to make a new consitutional admendment that environmental groups are illegal and they shall have no say who controls our environment. Its the people who controls the environment not the environmentalist.Then youll see us americans drilling off our land and building brand new oil refineres and we can lower prices again and put OPEC out of business for good cause no one is gonna buy oil from greedy terrorist arabs again.

Your statement is completely BS.

EPA is established by Richard Nixon, he's republican.

ACLU has NOTHING with parties, they support on numerous of sides.

It has nothing with parties for gas price, look at Bush, gas price is expensive when he's in office, even gas price was cheaper in 90's when Bill Clinton was in office. You can't compare with fuel and parties, there's thousands of reason that gas price is expensive. Don't blame on democrat parties for cause that, more reason aren't from related with parties.

Sell AK to Russia is STRONGLY DOUBTFUL, USA wouldn't let that, also I love AK and don't want be bought by Russia, since Russia has problem with economy.

There's no way to remove an democrats from office, there's republicans that support to maintain on environment too, if we don't care of environment then we will be in trouble with global warming and earth would going to be screw up.

You are just whining about gas price, you need get job and use public transit or hybrid car, gas prices would be kept as expensive and alternative will be made. I know that you are ravensteve/buckdodgers because your grammar is matched, that is unacceptable.

 

[Foxrac]

wait a minute...do I smell ravensteve on the horizon? He sounds a lot like him.....

Yup, I'm concerned about that.

 

[Jack-O-Lope]

So what my grammar is bad so freaking what? You getting off topic here.The point is gas is so damn expensive they need more refineres to get the gas prices down.Canada wont build more refineres and mexico could. The real problem europe has high gas prices is because of high taxes on it.

 

[Levonian]

What kind of mileage do you get on the Saturn, Jack?

 

[Jack-O-Lope]

I would rather keep Alaska to the United States, period. I don't need more oil that's polluting our Earth. I'd rather have it keep it clean and environmentaly friendly for generations to come.

I don't need lower oil prices. I want to keep it HIGH so we can get more gas saving cars on the road and reduce pollution! I don't need too many gas guzzling and air pollution spewing SUVs on the road, either. Japan does not have any SUVs at all because gas is so expensive and plus its so crowded.

I agree but why not pass high taxes on SUV owners? Like your registration fee. Make those SUV Owners pay for new roads and bridges and lower the gas taxes. So if you can afford drive those SUVs you can afford to pay the taxes on it.

 

[Foxrac]

So what my grammar is bad so freaking what? You getting off topic here.The point is gas is so damn expensive they need more refineres to get the gas prices down.Canada wont build more refineres and mexico could. The real problem europe has high gas prices is because of high taxes on it.

Get a life, gas price will never got cheap than $2 per gallon.

You need use common sense to save your money, that it.