PRESS REVIEW
Basic Element Eyes Udokan Copper
12.05.2008 (14:53) | Kommersant
Basic Element will compete with Russkaya Med (Russian Copper) consortium and GMK Norilsk Nickel in the tender for development of world’s third Udokan cooper deposit.United Plans Direct Moscow Flights
08.05.2008 (14:03) | Moscow Times
United Airlines plans to start nonstop passenger and cargo flights from Washington on Oct. 26, becoming the third U.S. airline to offer direct flights to Moscow.Gas Field Found in Hungary
08.05.2008 (14:00) | Kommersant
Gazprom will have new competition in Europe.Evraz Buying into Another Chinese Co.
06.05.2008 (12:33) | Kommersant
Chinese media are reporting that Evraz Group wants to acquire 20 percent of the stock in FerroChina for the current market price of $167 million.Greece Signs On to South Stream
30.04.2008 (15:13) | Moscow Times
Greece on Tuesday signed a deal to join Gazprom's South Stream gas pipeline in a move that Russian and Greek leaders said would strengthen energy security in Europe.Rosneft Outranks LUKoil
29.04.2008 (14:50) | Moscow Times
State-run energy giants Rosneft and Gazprom rank higher than privately held LUKoil in terms of revenue transparency, according to a survey by Transparency International released Monday.Train Drivers Stage a Rare Strike
29.04.2008 (13:33) | Moscow Times
A one-day strike by train drivers over wages disrupted rail services into Moscow for many thousands of commuters on Monday, putting extra strain on the capital's overcrowded transportation systems.RUSAL Buys Stake in Norilsk Nickel
28.04.2008 (13:21) | RBC
UC RUSAL has completed the purchase of a blocking stake in Norilsk Nickel from Onexim Group, paying with a 14 percent stake in RUSAL and cash, and potentially paving the way for creation of a Russian mining and metals group with a capitalization of about $100 billion.Prodi Drawn Into South Stream
28.04.2008 (12:55) | Kommersant
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller meets in Rome today with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi to deliberate on the South Stream project that provides for laying a gas pipeline from Russia to Italy worth $14 billion.Prokhorov Sells 25% In Norilsk To RusAl
25.04.2008 (13:46) | Moscow Times
Months of negotiations and rumors came to an end Thursday as Oleg Deripaska's United Company RusAl closed a deal to buy a stake of 25 percent plus one share in Norilsk Nickel, the world's biggest producer of the metal.Gazprom Says That Kovykta Can't Wait
24.04.2008 (12:37) | Moscow Times
Gazprom warned Wednesday that its patience was running out in the talks to finalize the purchase of Kovykta from TNK-BP, saying the government could simply seize the license for the huge field from the besieged Russian-British venture.Air France-KLM Cancels Its Bid for Alitalia
22.04.2008 (12:18) | Internaitional Herald Tribune
Air France-KLM said Monday that its offer to buy struggling Italian airline Alitalia is "no longer valid," and left no impression that it planned to return with another.Kovykta Talks in Final Stage, Gazprom Says
21.04.2008 (17:38) | RBC
Russian gas giant Gazprom will close the acquisition of the Kovykta gas condensate field from TNK-BP before the end of April, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said yesterday.