Alexander Gulyayev's resignation does not appear to be coincidental. At an Oct. 13 session of the Fuel and Energy Ministry's board of directors, Yury Shafranik called attention to Yukos' massive debt to the federal budget. Along these lines, he mentioned that Yuganskneftegaz was responsible for the lion's share of the debt and threw doubt on the company's competence as a whole. In these circumstances, it is completely logical for the company's leadership to want to make a scapegoat of the Yuganskneftegaz chief.
Kommersant Daily, Oct. 26
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