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October 31, 2011

Energy Blast – Oct 31, 2011

TNK-BP is apparently on the cusp of agreeing on a $1 billion deal to buy a 45% stake in Amazon oil exploration blocks from Brazil’s HRT Participacoes.   As it moves to produce gas in Western Europe, under an agreement with BASF, Gazprom will...
October 31, 2011

Energy Blast – Oct 31, 2011

TNK-BP is apparently on the cusp of agreeing on a $1 billion deal to buy a 45% stake in Amazon oil exploration blocks from Brazil’s HRT Participacoes.   As it moves to produce gas in Western Europe, under an agreement with BASF, Gazprom will...
October 31, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Oct 31, 2011

TODAY: Activists sentenced over December race riots; nationalists and opposition members among those jailed; Interior Ministry toughens stance on Luzhkov; Putin offers hard line on graft; President Medvedev and daylight saving chaos.  Kyrgyzstan e...
October 28, 2011

The Golden Rule Of Dealing With Putin

It seems that Vladimir Putin has not finished with Mikhail Prokhorov just yet.  The tycoon, who briefly led the Right Cause ‘opposition party’ and fell foul of the Kremlin by calling untouchable strategist Vladislav Surkov a ‘pup...
October 28, 2011

The Golden Rule Of Dealing With Putin

It seems that Vladimir Putin has not finished with Mikhail Prokhorov just yet.  The tycoon, who briefly led the Right Cause ‘opposition party’ and fell foul of the Kremlin by calling untouchable strategist Vladislav Surkov a ‘pup...
October 28, 2011

Energy Blast – Oct 28, 2011

Gazprom is apparently mulling increasing fuel exports and initiating joint power generation projects with Japan, as the European Union seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.  France’s Total has announced profit increases of 13% thanks to ...
October 28, 2011

Energy Blast – Oct 28, 2011

Gazprom is apparently mulling increasing fuel exports and initiating joint power generation projects with Japan, as the European Union seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.  France’s Total has announced profit increases of 13% thanks to ...
October 28, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Oct 28, 2011

Russia’s attempts to overcome Georgia’s political opposition to its WTO entry have apparently yielded some fruit; Tbilisi has agreed to a Swiss proposal for a compromise between the two governments.  The Swiss suggestion is that intern...
October 27, 2011

Energy Blast – Oct 27, 2011

Shell’s profits this quarter, year-on-year, have doubled to $7.2 billion.  Despite higher taxes, Rosneft is reporting a 10% profit boost for this quarter, to $2.8 billion.  Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a gas supply deal under which Turkey wil...
October 27, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 27, 2011

TODAY: Spotlight on pre-trial detention deaths, interview with Kudoyarov’s colleagues; Navalny’s private emails leaked; Luzhkov to sue over corruption allegations; U.S. has nuclear advantage; activists call for end of whitewashed Stalin; apathy a ...