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Articles with tag "Rosneft"

under pressure

Top Russian Newspaper Editors Quit, Denouncing Pro-Kremlin Censorship

Kremlin critics said the exodus likely sounded the death knell for Vedomosti in its current incarnation.
NEWSROOM REBELLION

Staff at Top Russian Paper Offer Replacement for Controversial Editor

Recent editorial decisions at Vedomosti have ignited a censorship scandal.
'Public Humiliation'

Specter of Oil Giant Rosneft Looms Over Russian Independent Media

Reporters at Russia's top liberal business daily have denounced censorship under its new acting editor-in-chief.
SECHIN vs. RBC

Rosneft Launches $610M Defamation Lawsuit Against Russian Media Outlet

Oil giant seeks damages over RBC report on Venezuelean exit deal.
CORONAVIRUS RECESSION

Profit Slumps Herald More Trouble Ahead for Russia’s Corporate Giants

Russian companies’ first quarter financial results are already showing the impact of the coronavirus. The worst is yet to come.
tax break

Oil Chief Asks Putin to Exempt Genetic Tech Funding From Taxes

Rosneft is partnering with the government to pursue “accelerated development of Russian genetic technologies.”
media battle

Rosneft ‘Controls’ Russia’s Leading Business Paper Vedomosti Through Debt: Investigation

The findings follow widespread suspicion of Rosneft’s involvement in censorship scandals at Vedomosti.
taken to court

BBC Russia Faces Lawsuit Over Story on Rosneft’s Genetic Research With Putin’s Daughter

BBC Russia said Rosneft will develop a genetic research center possibly supervised by Putin's rumored daughter.
silenced opinion

Leading Russian Paper’s New Editor Deletes Column Criticizing Rosneft Head

Vedomosti's acting chief editor allegedly told staff that the column could result in legal liability.
SANCTIONS RETREAT

Russia’s Rosneft Exits Venezuela

State-backed oil giant to halt activities in Venezuela after being hit by U.S. sanctions, but Russian government remains key partner.
BLACK MONDAY

Russian Share Prices Collapse, Ruble and Oil Tumble

‘Black Monday’ sees state-backed Sberbank, VTB, Rosneft and Gazprom all suffer multi-billion dollar hits to their share price.
Pro-GMO

Rosneft Joins Russia's Gene-Editing Tech Program

The deal aims to accelerate Russia’s $1.6 billion program to create new types of genetically modified crops and animals.
FUN AND GAMES

U.S. Accuses Rosneft of ‘Playing Games’ to Avoid Venezuela Sanctions

Russian oil giant using network of subsidiaries to help Venezuela ship oil.
news

U.S. Sanctions Russia's Rosneft Over Venezuela Support

New U.S. sanctions against Rosneft subsidiary increase pressure on both Moscow and Caracas.
ARCTIC OIL

Russia's New Arctic Project Will Be Biggest in Global Oil – Rosneft

The Vostok Oil project is designed exploit 5 billion additional tons of oil in northern Russia.
oil prices

U.S. Weighs Sanctions on Rosneft But Is Wary of Oil Market Chaos

The U.S. is weighing whether to sanction Russia’s biggest oil producer, Rosneft PJSC, for maintaining ties with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro.
DARK EXPORTS

Russia’s Rosneft Secretly Exporting Venezuelan Oil – Bloomberg

Rosneft-contracted oil tanker switched off GPS transponder before sailing to Venezuela to pick up two million barrels.
TAX FREEZE

Russia Grants Trillion-Ruble Tax Cut for Arctic Oil and Gas Production

A host of taxes will be slashed for Russia’s largest energy companies in a bid to tap into the region’s vast oil and gas reserves. 
TRANSFER SPECULATION

Venezuela Denies Rumors of Transfer of Its State Oil Firm to Russia's Rosneft

Close adviser to Nicolas Maduro says there are no plans to transfer control of PDVSA to Rosneft in exchange for debt relief from Moscow.
VENEZUELA CRISIS

Rosneft Could Get 'Full Control' of Venezuela’s PDVSA — Reports

Venezuela considers stepping-up collaboration with Russian state oil giant in exchange for debt relief.
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