The Kremlin reconsiders
Globe and Mail, Canada -3 hours ago
And some analysts say the move would result in better stock market returns for laggard Russian oil companies. In a note issued yesterday, UBS analyst Dmitry

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Sovereign Wealth Funds and Europe
eGov monitor, UK -2 hours ago
We routinely hear the Dubai Ports deal, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation bid for Unocal and Gazprom's activities invoked as salutary warnings.

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Moscow shares little changed afternoon as Lebedyansky losses
Forbes, NY -2 hours ago
In London trade, Tatneft GDRs climbed $4.50 to $131.50, Gazprom Neft rose $0.09 at $27.95, and Surgutneftegas gained $0.16 at $47.00.

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Possible Oil Tax Cut Gives Markets a Lift
The Moscow Times, Russia -2 hours ago
Gas producers Gazprom and Novatek also made decent gains, up 3.6 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, after they were buoyed by signals that there would

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Hold or fold: Jupiter Emerging European Opportunities vs Neptune
CityWire.co.uk, UK -4 hours ago
Gazprom and Sberbank are two stocks that I favour. Gazprom will be a major beneficiary of domestic gas tariff hikes. Sberbank already has a strong position
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Third oil shock
Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka -23 minutes ago
The Kremlin has arm twisted Shell to give up control of its Sakhalin project to Gazprom and used its energy resources as an instrument of foreign policy

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Acron is the new Russian fertilizer play as world potash prices soar
Mineweb, UK -1 hour ago
To convince the market it can handle volatile gas prices, Acron has a 5-year price and supply agreement with Gazprom, which sets a combination of state

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Usturt gas reserves unearthed anew by way of joint efforts
Trading Markets (press release), CA -3 hours ago
Since 2006 Gazprom open joint-stock company has been holding the vast geological exploring works on the seven investment blocks allocated for the company in

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Pensions & Investments
New Jersey divests stock worth $360 million
Pensions & Investments, IL -Mar 24, 2008
The divestiture mostly involves energy companies, such as Russia’s large conglomerates Lukoil and Gazprom. The announcement was made late last week,

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Russian stocks settle in positive territory
RosBusinessConsulting, Russia -3 hours ago
On MICEX, Rosneft surged 4 percent, LUKoil climbed 3.57 percent, and Gazprom Neft added 2.09 percent. Oil company shares are now the most attractive for

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