Word: oblast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Soviet Union, which is believed to have the world's largest deposits of gas, could become a major source of U.S. imports. The Russians have been pushing hard in recent years to exploit their vast gas reserves in Siberia, including the northern Tyumen Oblast, near the Ob Gulf, and the Urengoy field, reportedly the world's largest. Their aim: to make the Soviet Union a major exporter by 1980 (at present, so few of the reserves have been tapped that the Soviets themselves import gas from Iran). The only deal involving Americans, however, is a tentative agreement between...