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SOCAR: Three Workers Killed and One Missing During Offshore Maintenance Operations

Three workers were killed and one is still missing after an accident at one of the offshore oil and gas platforms in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Thursday. SOCAR said that one of the platforms collapsed during repair works and a small wagon-house …

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Vnukovo Airport’s CEO and Deputy Resign After Total’s Plane Crash

The chief executive of Russia’s Vnukovo airport and his deputy have resigned after a fatal plane crash which killed the head of France energy company Total, the airport said on Thursday. The airport said in a statement that Vnukovo had accepted the resignations of CEO Andrei Dyakov and his deputy …

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Vnukovo Airport's CEO and Deputy Resign After Total's Plane Crash

The chief executive of Russia’s Vnukovo airport and his deputy have resigned after a fatal plane crash which killed the head of France energy company Total, the airport said on Thursday. The airport said in a statement that Vnukovo had accepted the resignations of CEO Andrei Dyakov and his deputy …

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Rosneft: Asks for $49bn from Russia’s National Wealth Fund

State-run oil giant Rosneft has asked for over 2 trillion rubles ($49 billion) from Russia’s National Wealth Fund to help the company withstand Western sanctions against Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday. “Rosneft has asked the government for financial assistance in light of sanctions against Russia’s energy sector,” Siluanov …

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Rosneft: Asks for $49bn from Russia's National Wealth Fund

State-run oil giant Rosneft has asked for over 2 trillion rubles ($49 billion) from Russia’s National Wealth Fund to help the company withstand Western sanctions against Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday. “Rosneft has asked the government for financial assistance in light of sanctions against Russia’s energy sector,” Siluanov …

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Ukraine: Russia Looking For Gas Payment Within One Week

Ukraine should be able to find ways of paying for Russian gas supplies within a week, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, suggesting a standoff would end once Moscow received financial guarantees from Kiev reported Reuters. The latest round of gas talks between Moscow and Kiev ended late …

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Statement by Jean-Jacques Guilbaud, Total’s Chief Administrative Officer

Total’s employees learned with profound sorrow of the tragic death of Christophe de Margerie, their Chairman and CEO. Mr. de Margerie was killed when his jet collided with a snowplow as it was taking off, shortly after 10:00 p.m. CET at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. The jet’s three crew members …

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LUKoil Presents Corporate Development Program For Northwestern Federal District

OAO LUKOIL presented the indicators of its production and social performance, as well as a Corporate Development Program for the Northwestern Federal District (NWFD), in St. Petersburg today. Among those present were Vladimir Bulavin, the Russian Federation President’s envoy to the district, and LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov. The key performance …

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Gazprom: Board of Directors Approves the Adjustments to the Investment Program, Budget and Cost Reduction Program for 2014

The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the adjusted Investment Program, Budget (Financial Plan) and Cost Optimization (Reduction) Program for 2014. According to the adjusted Investment Program for 2014, the total amount of investments will make up RUB 1 trillion 026.15 billion, which is a RUB 220.146 billion increase as compared …

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ROGTEC Girl Wows the Crowd in Sochi

  TMG Worldwide is proud to announce that one of the key faces of the ROGTEC exhibition team, Anastasia Kuznetsova, was chosen as one of the “Grid Girls” at the recent Russian Grand Prix, held in Sochi a few weeks ago. Anastasia, who will be recognised by many of you …

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