The small Vancouver, B.C.-based company, partnered with Anglo-American in the Pebble project, saw a 20 percent gain in stock price after Alaska said no to the “clean water” initiative.
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Siemens Takes Look at Sovereign Wealth Fund (The Moscow Times)
August 28th, 2008
29 August 2008 By Anatoly Medetsky, Nadia Popova / Staff Writers Europe’s biggest engineering company, Siemens, said Thursday it was seeking investment from a Russian sovereign fund as it looks for greater access to the country, where huge infrastructure projects are planned.
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UPDATE 1-Sinopec rules out bid for Imperial Energy – Reuters
August 28th, 2008
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UPDATE 1-Sinopec rules out bid for Imperial Energy
Reuters - MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) or gas export monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), though neither Imperial nor ONGC … UPDATE 1-Brisa consortium short-listed in highway concession UPDATE 1-Brisa consortium short-listed in highway concession |
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UPDATE 1-ConocoPhillips CEO says committed to Russian oil – Reuters
August 28th, 2008
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UPDATE 1-ConocoPhillips CEO says committed to Russian oil
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Stocks climb more than 3% on RTS (RosBusinessConsulting)
August 28th, 2008
RBC, 28.08.2008, Moscow 17:24:57. As of 4:50 p.m., the RTS index was up more than 3 percent at 1,642.6 points and the MICEX index was up 4.7 percent at 1,363 points.
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Bolivia unveils plan to double natgas reserves – Reuters
August 28th, 2008
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Bolivia unveils plan to double natgas reserves
Reuters - … state-owned PDVSA and Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), a statement from Bolivian state-run energy company YPFB said. … |
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Walker’s World: The price of Putin (Space War)
August 28th, 2008
by Martin Walker Paris (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 The extraordinary European summit to be convened Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy is intended to agree on a common policy toward Russia in the wake of its short, sharp war with Georgia.
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Fraser Cameron: Cutting ties would be pointless: Russia needs the EU more than the EU needs Russia
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HEARD ON THE STREET – Wall Street Journal
August 27th, 2008
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HEARD ON THE STREET
Wall Street Journal - But what about OAO Gazprom, the Kremlin-controlled energy company? It enjoys Moscow's patronage and commands nearly a quarter of Europe's natural-gas market … |
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Georgian conflict takes toll on Russian stock market (International Herald Tribune)
August 27th, 2008
The war of words apparently frightened foreign investors, who fled what they fear will grow into a full-scale falling out with the West over Russia’s actions in Georgia.
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