Igor Sechin

Rosneft President, Executive Secretary of Russia’s Presidential Commission on Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Ecological Safety Igor Sechin took part in celebrations dated to 60th birthday of President of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Chavez. President of Venezuela Nikolas Maduro and family of Hugo Chavez took …

On July 26 the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin paid a working visit to Murmansk region, during which he observed the objects of support coastal base of Rosneft offshore projects in Western Arctic. At the moment the Rosneft Company is implementing large-scale oil and gas projects in Arctic, which have …

Weatherford International plc  entered into agreements with Rosneft for the sale of the Company’s land drilling and workover operations in Russia and Venezuela. The consideration is $500 million in cash. The Russian rig operations include 61 land drilling crews and a fleet of workover rigs, essentially pulling units while the Venezuela operations include 6 land drilling rigs. The …

Rosneft President Igor Sechin held talks with the Minister of Popular Power for Oil and Mining and President of Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA ), Rafael Ramirez Carreno. The parties discussed a wide range of issues regarding current cooperation between the companies, Rosneft activities in Venezuela and the outlook of …

Rosneft President Igor Sechin and Vice President of Weatherford International plc. for Russia Lance Marklinger signed an agreement for the acquisition of Rosneft land drilling and workover assets of Weatherford in Russia and Venezuela. The agreement envisages the acquisition of 8 companies (part of the Weatherford group) involved in drilling …

Rosneft and ExxonMobil, within the framework of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, have finished transport operation on transportation and installation of a unique sea drilling platform Berkut, which has the biggest upper part in the world at Arkutun-Dagi on North East shelf of Sakhalin Island. The adjustment works will be finished in …

Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held negotiations with Statoil CEO Helge Lund. The parties discussed joint projects on geological exploration on the Russian continental shelf in the Barents Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, and projects on the development of Domanic deposits at the license blocks …

At the 21st World Petroleum Congress Rosneft, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gazprom, NOVATEK, Gazprombank, Sovkomflot, United Shipbuilding Corporation signed a Joint Venture Agreement in relation to the implementation of vessel, drilling rig and marine equipment construction and design projects on the 16th of June. The …

Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Rosneft and Shuzo Kaihori, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yokogawa Electric Corporation signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement at the 21st World Petroleum Congress. Under this agreement, Rosneft will on a tender basis consider Yokogawa as a vendor of automated process control …

On June 5, Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Rosneft took part in a session of a roundtable on efficient and safe development of the Arctic in St. Petersburg. The roundtable involves researchers and business community representatives and is led by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The session …