Lukoil: Cuts Teeth at Vladimir Brib Diamond Field
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, participated in a festive celebration today dedicated to the commissioning of a mining and concentration complex at the Vladimir Grib field. The V.Grib field development project is among the higher priority investment projects, approved by the RF President, …
Igor Sechin Delivered an Address at Arctic Development Roundtable Led by the Russian President
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 …
Rosneft, Seadrill and North Atlantic Drilling Expand Cooperation
Rosneft, North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. and Seadrill Limited signed an Investment and Cooperation Agreement at the 18th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to form a long-term partnership with a view to capture the opportunities in developing Rosneft’s offshore and onshore projects until at least 2022. The signing ceremony was led …
Putin to Pardon Gaoled Tycoon Khodorkovsky
President Vladimir Putin is to pardon one of his best known opponents, oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, after a decade in gaol in what may be a gesture to critics of his human rights record before Russia hosts the Winter Olympics. Putin made the surprise announcement that he would soon free …
Putin to Pardon Arctic 30 and Pussy Riot?
President Vladimir Putin has submitted a draft bill to the State Duma that would grant amnesty to about 25,000 people in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Constitution, reported the Moscow Times. Although the amnesty bill doesn’t specifically name those who could be pardoned, it does outline the categories of criminal affected. Only first-time offenders who haven’t committed …
Rosneft, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and DSME Agree to Jointly Develop Engineering and Shipbuilding Cluster in Russian Far East
Rosneft, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding on key terms of cooperation to establish shipbuilding and industrial cluster in the southern part of Primorskiy Krai (Russian Far East). The parties agreed to jointly complete the construction and launch a …
Russian Government Committee Approves LNG Exports Liberalisation
A Russian government committee on Tuesday approved amendments to a law to end Gazprom’s monopoly on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports which supporters say will bolster Russia’s LNG sector. Approval by the Legislative Committee is non-binding but the government usually implements the committee’s guidelines and submits them to parliament, which is dominated by allies of President Vladimir …
Russia’s First Subsea Production facility Successfully Tested in Kirinskoye Field within Sakhalin III Project
Today the Onshore Processing Facility (OPF) of the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field in the Sakhalin Region hosted an official ceremony dedicated to the first gas production and its transmission system testing. Taking part in the ceremony were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential …
Greenpeace International Head Urges Meeting with President Putin
Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo has written to President Vladimir Putin offering to travel to Moscow as early as possible to meet with the Russian President, in an effort to end the continued incarceration of 28 peaceful activists and two freelance journalists. In the letter, delivered today to the …
Gazprom Becomes Official Partner of FIFA and 2018 FIFA World Cup™
Today in Sochi, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller and FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) President Joseph S. Blatter signed an agreement for Gazprom to become an Official FIFA Partner. The Company will be assigned the status of FIFA Partner for all competitions in the period …