Comments on the Flow and Taxation of Oil-Gas Export Revenues in Russia

A senior American specialist on the oil and gas industry of the Russian Federation comments on the flow and taxation of Russian crude oil and natural gas export revenues. The comments supplement the preceding paper by Professor Shinichiro Tabata, adding instructive detail on long-distance transportation, internal pricing policies of Gazprom, and selected references to the location of deposits in relation to exports. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: F14, H20, Z43. 5 references.