Deal to Ship Russian Gas to U.S. Is Said to Be Close.

Discusses the plans for Russian liquefied natural gas to be shipped to California as part of a deal between the U.S. and the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company led by Royal Dutch/Shell. Plans for the gas to be shipped from Sakhalin to a terminal in Northern Mexico as part of a joint venture owned by Shell and Sempra Energy; How the plant in Ensenada, Mexico would convert superchilled liquid into gas which would be shipped by pipeline to Southern California; How world politics plays an important role in how nations decide who they want to buy oil from; Consideration of the rivalry for resources between China and Japan.