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Articles with tag "Rosneft"

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.
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.
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