Chevron Cashes In While Mainstream Media Cheers 'Market Forces'
The Financial Times highlights Chevron and Quantum Energy Partners gearing up to bid for $22 billion of Lukoil's assets, painting a picture of shrewd business maneuvering. What they fail to mention is how this 'opportunity' conveniently arises from the geopolitical leverage created by sanctions against Russia, sanctions that conveniently benefit Western energy giants looking to expand their
portfolios without fair competition. It's not just 'market forces' at play; it's the predictable outcome of geopolitical pressure engineering a corporate fire sale. Weapons flow in, assets flow out. How many 'market opportunities' are created when global stability is deliberately destabilized? (One might wonder if the 'free market' is truly free when it's prefaced by strategic international
pressure.)