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RUSSIA: Former Yukos executive claims to be chained to hospital bed
2008-02-18 18:42:00 A former Yukos executive diagnosed with AIDS and cancer and moved from jail to hospital in early February by Russian authorities has said he is kept chained to his hospital bed, his lawyer said on Monday. One of the lawyers admitted to visit Vasily Aleksanyan, 36, on Saturday and Monday said that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: ENERGY BLOG
RUSSIA: Risks Less Manageable Than Prices
2007-12-22 02:15:00 Ernest & Young has published its research on risk management in Russia, comparing it to risk management in developing countries in general. The managers of 288 companies on emerging markets and 88 of the largest Russian companies were polled. Significant differences were found between their risk management strategies.Risks in Russia are typical of developing countries in several categories. It varies from the mean in the activeness of the management by companies of operational and normative risks. Those risks are more substantial after the YUKOS case, as are information-protection risks. The coincidences are more interesting. Contrary to general opinion, managers in Russia and other developing countries assess their risks from corruption, logistic risks and safety risks identically. Accounting risks are assessed as nearly the same. Although unemployment is significantly lower in Russia than other developing countries, personnel risks are still the same. The activities of compani...
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RUSSIA: Tomskneft Split Seen in Cards
2007-12-19 22:43:00 Rosneft will split its Tomskneft oil unit 50-50 with Gazprom, boosting the oil business of the gas behemoth, sources close to the deal said.The deal will end a guessing game over the real owners of the 240,000-barrel-per-day oil unit. Rosneft had said it sold half of Tomskneft in July after buying the unit in May at a Yukos bankruptcy auction.Tomskneft would become the first Yukos asset that Rosneft has agreed to share. The move comes days after President Vladimir Putin blessed Gazprom chairman Dmitry Medvedev's presidential candidacy."Tomsk's cash flows as well as production volumes and export marketing will be equally split from January," one source said Tuesday, adding that Gazprom would own the stake through its Gazprom Neft unit.Rosneft bought Tomskneft and other assets of Yukos in one lot in May for $6.8 billion in a deal that brought Rosneft's total debt to over $30 billion. The state oil firm later said it sold half the firm to Vneshekonombank, or VEB, for $3.4 billion.Bu...
By: ENERGY BLOG
RUSSIA: Rosneft Says Vankor Will Start as Planned
2007-12-08 21:35:00 Rosneft is still aiming to start production at its giant Vankor oil field in eastern Siberia next year despite a delay in the completion of a pipeline that was supposed to carry the field's oil to Asian markets, a top company executive said Thursday. "The crude from Vankor can go westward," first... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Rosneft President Losing His Allies
2007-12-05 19:38:00 He made his first public appearance at Rosneft's inaugural shareholder meeting five months ago. Now, Igor Sechin, President Vladimir Putin's powerful deputy chief of staff and chairman of Rosneft's board, stands poised to consolidate control over the country's largest oil company, industry sources... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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ASIA: The Love between Russia and India
2007-09-12 00:20:00 Raj Kapoor's Mera Naam Joker and its foot-tapping... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: The Investors in move toward above Yukos
2007-09-10 12:07:00 Western investors who bought a Yukos firm that is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Oil major Rosneft eyes top spot
2007-09-04 08:20:00 State-controlled Russian group Rosneft wants to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: It issues warrant for former head of Russneft oil company
2007-09-04 01:08:00 A Russian court issued an arrest warrant for a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swiss Supreme Court: Yukos Case Is 'Political'
2007-08-25 08:49:00 MOSCOW, Aug. 24 -- Switzerland's supreme court has issued an unusual, high-profile rebuke to the Kremlin, ruling that Russia's continuing investigation of the Yukos oil company is politically motivated.
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RUSSIA: Yukos Finance Split Up among Investors [Digg]
2007-08-22 08:01:00 VR Finance chief Richard Deitz explained that ?Monte Valle bought Promneftstroi and now it is in negotiations with several companies to obtain the funds needed to fulfill its obligations , and we are one of those firms.? Promneftstroi has two weeks from the time of the auction (August 15) to pay for its purchase.
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RUSSIA: Yukos Finance Split Up among Investors
2007-08-21 17:50:00 When American Steven Lynch acquired the Dutch... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: The new relation between YUKOS and ROSNEFT
2007-08-13 09:08:00 Rosneft Isn´t Willing to Pay Yukos Debts A few... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: The Oil Magnate Forced to Sell to Putin Loyalist, He Says
2007-08-01 04:03:00 The owner of Russneft, one of Russia?s largest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Yukos liquidator requests 6-month extension of receivership -1 [Di
2007-07-29 12:27:00 The request to the court said: "Due to the large volume of work and the difficulty of solving liquidation tasks, keeping to the deadline [set out in a bankruptcy law] is not possible."
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RUSSIA: Yukos liquidator requests 6-month extension of receivership -1
2007-07-29 10:40:00 Eduard Rebgun, the bankruptcy receiver of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Russneft Sale Likely as State Seen Closing In
2007-07-25 14:23:00 Embattled oil firm Russneft looks close to being... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: YUKOS bankruptcy [Digg]
2007-07-20 09:46:00 bankruptcy, Claire Davidson, Lithuanian Mazeikiu Nafta, ROSEKO, Rosneft, Russia, SAYI, The Netherlands, TMF Management, Transpetrol, Yukos
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RUSSIA: YUKOS Assets Disencumbered, Buyer of Lot 19 may receive more than
2007-07-20 03:53:00 The purchaser of Lot 19, made up of YUKOS foreign... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: YUKOS bankruptcy
2007-07-20 03:01:00 YUKOS creditors the Federal Tax Service and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Rosneft Announces $3.6Bln More in Borrowing
2007-07-16 16:27:00 Rosneft will borrow about $3.6 billion from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: State Offers Up Foreign Yukos Assets
2007-07-16 15:14:00 The government will start taking bids Monday for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Rosneft Wins More Yukos Assets In Auction
2007-07-12 22:00:00 Rosneft won an auction of property and equipment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EUROPE: Lithuania Seeks Freedom From Russia's Oil-Pipeline `Friendship'
2007-07-03 12:22:00 Among the pine forests of north- eastern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Gazprom '06 Profit Doubles to $24.6Bln
2007-06-30 02:25:00 Gazprom said Thursday that its profit more than... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: LUKOIL's Revenue in 1st Quarter at $16 Bln
2007-06-28 06:01:00 Russian oil major LUKOIL is releasing a financial... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Rosneft Snaps Up Yukos Filling Stations [ma.gnolia]
2007-06-27 15:00:00 Tags: Neft-Aktiv, Peter O'Brien, Rosneft, Russia, Sergei Bogdanchikov, Sergei Kudryashov, Tomskneft, Unitex, Yukos
By: ENERGY BLOG
RUSSIA: New Owner of YUKOS HQ Linked to Gazprombank [ma.gnolia]
2007-06-16 02:40:00 Tags: Alexander Koval, Bestep Limited, Eduard Rebgun, Gazprombank, IDMS Finans, Oleg Safonov, Prana, RTS stock exchange, Russia, United Capital Partners, Vladimir Esakov, Yukos
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Eduard Rebgun (YUKOS) [Flickr]
2007-06-16 01:11:00 energyPICS posted a photo: YUKOS's official receiver Eduard Rebgun
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RUSSIA: Enel Wins $1.5 Billion Stake in Russian Utility OGK-5
2007-06-06 20:09:00 Enel SpA agreed to pay $1.52 billion for 25 percent of Russian power generator OAO OGK-5 and aims... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Lukoil to gain sway with Gazprom venture
2007-05-27 21:17:00 by Catherine Belton The creation of a joint venture between Lukoil and Gazprom Neft, the oil arm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Rosneft to Spend $1.5Bln on Vankor
2007-05-26 07:59:00 Rosneft plans to increase spending at its Vankor oil field in eastern Siberia almost fivefold this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Lukoil to Help Gazprom Develop Oil Business in Russia
2007-05-26 05:00:00 by Torrey Clark Read more | Digg story OAO Lukoil agreed to help Russia's state-run OAO Gazprom,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: The state oil company gets almost all YUKOS assets [ma.gnolia]
2007-05-15 12:48:00 Tags: Alexander Yakubovsky, Gazprom, Lukoil, OOO, Rosneft, Russia, Samaraneftegaz, Sergey Belov, Yukos
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RUSSIA: Rosneft seals takeover of Yukos [ma.gnolia]
2007-05-11 15:36:00 Tags: Chevron, ENEL, ENI, Exxon Mobil, GML, Putin, Rosneft, Russia, TNK-BP, Yukos
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Italy's Eni buys part of Russia's Yukos
2007-04-04 20:47:00 MOSCOW, April 4: Italian energy companies Eni SpA and Enel SpA paid $58.3 billion for a stake in Russia's bankrupt OAO Yukos Oil Co., Eni said Wednesday.
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RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ Drops PwC over YUKOS Trial
2007-04-04 11:27:00 PricewaterhouseCoopers on Tuesday lost its major Russian client, carmaker AvtoVAZ, following a YUKOS-related trial. Other clients of the audit firm pledge they will not drop the company. But its key partner, Gazprom, is yet to make the decision. AvtoVAZ has dropped PwC as its auditor after 13 years of cooperation. The car maker said in a statement the board would recommend
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RUSSIA: Rosneft's Yukos Bid Could Foil Gazprom
2007-04-03 04:18:00 by Miriam Elder (The Moscow Times) Rosneft on Monday entered the race for Yukos gas assets to be sold off this week, filing a surprise bid that threatened to disrupt Gazprom's long-crafted plans to scoop up the assets for itself. Rosneft, through a new wholly owned subsidiary called NeftTradeGroup, will bid Wednesday for a lot that includes Yukos' 20 percent stake in Gazprom Neft and two gas
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UK : BP Fears to Destroy its Reputation, Yukos Auction
2007-04-02 14:19:00 Some BP's shareholders expressed concern over the company's taking part in the auction of YUKOS assets, which took place last week. They fear that BP's reputation will be tarnished in the auction. The quick exit of TNK-BP's subsidiary Samotlorneftegaz from the auction gave rise to suspicions that the company took part in the auction only to lend legitimacy to the proceedings and do a favor
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UK: Investors to quiz BP over Yukos bid
2007-04-02 00:40:00 Some of BP's largest shareholders have expressed grave misgivings over the role of the British oil giant in the controversial auction of the remaining assets of Yukos, the bankrupt Russian oil group, last week.At least two of BP's top 20 shareholders are understood to be planning to raise the issue with the company in the next few weeks. They fear that BP's reputation has suffered after TNK-BP,
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RUSSIA: From Ashes of Yukos, New Russian Oil Giant Emerges
2007-03-30 20:04:00 Only a few visible traces of Yukos Oil remain in Nefteyugansk, a remote Siberian town so inseparable from Russia’s energy wealth that it has neft, or oil, in its name. Here and there, workers’ barracks, trucks and some aging equipment are still painted yellow and green, the color of Yukos’s logo. The rest of what was once the most valuable subsidiary of the richest Russian company has new
By: ENERGY BLOG
The Priobskoye field in Siberia (YUKOS) [Flickr]
2007-03-30 15:23:00 energyPICS posted a photo: The Priobskoye field in Siberia is one of the Yukos assets to be auctioned starting Tuesday, in an effort to put energy resources under state control.
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RUSSIA: Rosneft Plans More Yukos Bids
2007-03-29 04:20:00 Rosneft would like to acquire nearly all of the bankrupt Yukos oil company's production units, as a series of auctions to liquidate the company continues, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. "We are interested in practically all Yukos' production assets," Rosneft vice president Mikhail Stavsky was quoted as saying by Interfax and RIA-Novosti. He did not provide further details. Stavsky's
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Final Yukos Dismemberment Begins
2007-03-28 19:34:00 MOSCOW, March 27 -- The final dismemberment of Yukos Oil Co., the energy giant brought down by legal action widely seen as inspired by the Kremlin, began Tuesday in Moscow with the first in a series of auctions of its remaining assets.
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Rosneft wins Yukos assets
2007-03-27 20:07:00 MOSCOW, March 27: The first round of assets of the bankrupt Russian oil firm Yukos to be auctioned off have been awarded to the state-controlled Rosneft oil company.
By: newkerala.com
Russia Stands to Gain on Yukos Sale (AP)
2007-03-26 00:00:00 An auction will begin Tuesday for the remains of bankrupt Yukos oil, giving Russia's mighty state-controlled energy companies a chance to tighten their grip on the world's biggest hydrocarbons industry.
By: Commodity Wealth
Russia brings new charges against Yukos founder - International Herald Trib
2007-02-06 11:16:02 '); MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors brought new charges Monday against the imprisoned founder of the Yukos oil company and one of his business partners, opening a new line of legal attack against a Kremlin foe.
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