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Articles with tag "Rosneft"

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.
Oil

Rosneft Signs New Oil Export Deal to Europe Despite Sanctions Threat

Rosneft will supply up to 10.8 million metric tons of crude oil to Germany under a deal with Total’s Swiss-based subsidiary.
Ulyukayev

Rosneft's Sechin Graces Ex-Minister’s Bribery Appeal After Skipping Earlier Summons

Sechin appeared at the closed-doors Moscow City Court hearing on the state prosecutor’s request.
Oil

Exxon to Quit Russian Oil Ventures Frozen by U.S. Sanctions

Exxon Mobil Corp. said it’s abandoning joint ventures with Russia’s Rosneft PJSC after international sanctions against the nation’s energy sector...
opinion
Maxim Trudolyubov

A Game with Unknown Rules (Op-ed)

The Kremlin's power lies in the unpredictable consequences of breaking unwritten laws
Corruption

Rosneft Lawyer Arrested Over Bribe From Russian Mafia Boss

He was arrested for accepting the bribe from Shakro the Young, “the leader of the Russian criminal community”
Corruption

Russia's Ministers Wary of New Year's Gifts After Ulyukayev Trial

Not food, not wine, not even flowers
Corruption

Former Minister Ulyukayev Handed 8 Years in Rosneft Bribery Case

Ulyukayev is the first serving Russian minister to be sentenced since the collapse of the USSR
Ulyukaev

Ulyukayev Faces 10-Year Sentence in Rosneft Embezzlement Trial

Ulyukayev may receive a 10-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million rubles
Corruption

Russian State Firms Allowed to Hide Public Contracts as U.S. Sanctions Loom

Under the new rules, state firms can hide financial transactions and contractors can do business with companies under sanctions
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