LUKolL has been well aware of the fact that export sales are always subject to political dis- ruptions. What if an importing country decides to reduce its purchases of Russian oil to pro test some internal Russian political policy (or simply to diversify its own supply sources? In turn, this risk has been a factor in LUKOILs decision to expand into exploration and refining outside Russia. Or consider another problem that's more or less unique to LUKOIL's situation