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Articles with tag "Rosneft"

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.
TAX BREAKS

Foreign Investors Demand 2.6 Trillion Ruble Tax Cut for Rosneft — Vedomosti

Foreign investment into a host of Russia’s arctic oil fields might only go ahead if Rosneft can secure tax breaks worth $41 billion from the government...
Arctic bonus

Putin to Decide on $40Bln in Tax Breaks for Arctic Oil

The Finance Ministry might try to block attempts to gather state support for Arctic development.
Tug-of-war

Russia’s Rosneft Rebuffs U.S. Sanctions Threat Over Venezuela Trading

The U.S. could impose sanctions on Rosneft “at some point,” the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela warned.
Sanctions Relief

Rosneft Becomes Main Trader of Venezuelan Crude Oil, Helping to Offset Pressure From U.S. Sanctions

Rosneft is now taking care of shipping and marketing operations for the bulk of Venezuelan oil exports.
Income Falls

Rosneft Profits Down as Druzhba Crisis and Weak Oil Prices Hit

The oil major saw a fall in net income of 15% on the same period last year.
New job

Former Austrian Chancellor Lands Russian Job

Christian Kern has joined the board of Russian Railways.
Oil giant

Rosneft Wants Massive Tax Break for Arctic Investment, Media Reports

Rosneft could invest up to 8.5 trillion rubles ($135.2 billion) in the Arctic in return.
case closed

Russian Oligarchs Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Oil Deal

The case concerned the sale of TNK-BP to Rosneft.
opinion
Andrei Kolesnikov

How Igor Sechin Was Interrupted Midflight

Reuters was right to publish information showing that Rosneft head Igor Sechin repeatedly used corporate aircraft for personal purposes.
Questions raised

How Russian Oil Giant Rosneft Uses Its Corporate Jets for Business and Pleasure

A new investigation tracks Rosneft's corporate jets making frequent trips to popular vacation spots over the past four years.
Reuters corrects

Reuters Corrects Story Saying Venezuela Is Avoiding U.S. Sanctions by Funneling Oil Sales Through Russia

State energy giant Rosneft had threatened to ban the news agency from Russia.
Unwanted coverage

Rosneft Threatens to Ban Reuters in Russia Over Venezuela Report

“These actions constitute informational sabotage,” the oil giant said in a statement.
Royal Fuel

Russian Oil Giant Could Take Over Ruined Tsarist Palace Under New Law

The once lavish palace served as a residence for Russia's imperial Romanov dynasty before the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
Oil

Rosneft Pulls Out of $30 Bln Iran Oil Project Over Fears of U.S. Sanctions, Media Reports

In November 2017, Rosneft announced a draft deal to jointly work on several “strategic” contracts in Iran, which together would bring up to $30 billion...
Privatization

Russian State Bank Secretly Financed Rosneft Sale After Foreign Buyers Balked

After 2016 Rosneft privatization was hailed as a success, new sources claim that state-owned bank VTB secretly financed much of deal
Rosneft

Russian Energy Giants — Gazprom and Rosneft — Clash in International Gas Markets

Russian energy major Rosneft is challenging domestic rival Gazprom.
Oil

Rosneft Oil Giant Discovers New Oilfield in Iraq

Rosneft, run by President Vladimir Putin’s ally Igor Sechin, is a major investor in Iraqi Kurdistan and controls its oil pipelines.
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