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Timchenko resigns from Novatek board of directors

Timchenko resigns from Novatek board of directors

Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko has decided to resign from the board of directors of Novatek, in which he owns 23.49% of shares, the company said in a statement on Monday. Earlier, his candidacy was not included in the list of …

Russia to refocus energy strategy

Russia to refocus energy strategy

Russia's aim to be carbon neutral by 2060 -- announced by President Putin in the run-up to the COP26 climate meeting -- will require a huge restructuring of its economy, which is today heavily dependent on oil and gas revenues

Russia's answer to US shale

Russia's answer to US shale

Russia regards its Arctic oil and gas development in the same way that the U.S. saw its shale oil and gas sector around 20 years ago, which is a truly game-changing opportunity to alter the balance of power in the world’s hydrocarbons markets

Oil production in Russia falls to ten-year low

Oil production in Russia falls to ten-year low

According to the data of the Central Dispatching Department of the Fuel Energy Complex,  oil and gas condensate production in Russia decreased by 8.6% - to 512.68 million tons in 2020. Thus, the largest reduction was documented in …

Russian LNG gets a climate change boost

Russian LNG gets a climate change boost

Russia’s Novatek said last week it planned to triple current liquefied natural gas production rates to as much as 70 million tons annually by 2030. That’s despite the current glut that has depressed LNG prices globally and the damage to demand done by the pandemic.

Potanin bypasses Alekperov in Russian billionaires list

Potanin bypasses Alekperov in Russian billionaires list

Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin, one of core owners of metals giant Norilsk Nickel, has become the richest man in the Russian section of the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, which tracks wealth of tycoons in real time, with …

Forbes names five most successful Russian billionaires

Forbes names five most successful Russian billionaires

Russia's edition of Forbes published its own version of the top 5 most successful Russian billionaires in 2019. The leader of the rating was the biggest shareholder in Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin - over the …

Sberbank named most valuable Russian brand for third time

Sberbank named most valuable Russian brand for third time

The international agency Brand Finance presented the annual report on the 50 most valuable and strongest Russian brands. Sberbank tops the ranking for the third time. Its brand value increased 26% to 842.2 billion rubles. …

 Novatek to increase gas output by 10 pct this year

Novatek to increase gas output by 10 pct this year

Novatek, Russia’s largest non-state gas producer, will increase gas output in 2019 by 10% and liquid hydrocarbons production by 2%, the company’s CEO Leonid Mikhelson said. "Novatek has signed contracts …

SOCAR to develop oilfield in Russia?

SOCAR to develop oilfield in Russia?

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is in talks with Russia’s Rosneft, Gazprom and Novatek over the development of an oilfield in Russia, SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nasirov said. Nasirov also said that …

Russia's Novatek discovers new gas field

Russia's Novatek discovers new gas field

Yamal LNG operator Novatek said its Arctic LNG 3 unit confirmed the discovery of a new natural gas and gas condensate field at the North-Obskiy license area located in the shallow waters of the Ob Bay. The North-Obskoye field has …