Mr. Donkel, you make it sound like a triumph of pure capitalism. If ENI, Armstrong, Great Bear, & other emerging Players could speak freely and with no fear of retaliation by the Troika that constitutes Komrad Oil in Alaska, they would tell you about anti-competitive machinations by the Troika. They would tell you about kickback schemes and racketeering in their negotiations with the Troika to get access to stranded reserves. They would come clean about cost allocation schemes affecting tariffs and taxes among the Trioka. Alaska is handicapped as a regulator and a partner in this game where the Directorate of Komrad Oil plots and schemes against the interests of the People. And thanks to the toady complicity of the Republikanskaya, the only institution with the power to bring the Troika to heel is toothless and clawless. 

All Hail Komrad Oil!