TOT growth through JV's

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Nice article. The Bigs are having a tough time in these not-so-friendly countries. If we could pull off a Jed Clampett, I would guess Total would kind of like that.

Met an O&G consultant/big shot yesterday.  Serves on several BODs in Houston and represents/advises  Marubini in global matters relating to energy, heavy into LNG/natty.

Thinks W Europe is risking their seir security by depending on Russian pipeline gas and the new proposals for piping Russian gas to JP/CH is nuts for those economies.  In his world, the saying is 'Russians wake up every morning trying to steal something from somebody'.  Not good partners.

More on this fella later.

Oh great Tree. We have enough international incidents going on right now without you accusing the Russians of this!!  I can hear the marching of troops across the Bering already after Vlad reads the board this AM.

Interesting contact you have there. See what happens when you nail a hole-in-one? All the wigs want to play golf with you and get an autograph!