In the Yezhednevny Zhurnal, Anton Orekh ponders the question of what will happen now that Dmitri Medvedev has been inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation.
Russia's Navy has denied Ukrainian claims that a missile belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea was washed up on the Ukrainian coast last week.
According to the January-April results, Russian pipe manufacturers OMK, TMK and ChTPZ reduced their production. Vyksunsky Metal Plant (member of OMK) produced 499,27 thousand tons of pipes of different types, which is 21% less than in the first quarter of
COORDINATING COUNCIL OF OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT USERS www.prom-oil.ru; ; telephone: (495) 745-5657; fax: (495) 411-5283 08.05. 2008 Moscow Sharp pipe price increase might cause equipment purchase reduction The oil and gas industry is the main customer for a large
Vladimir Putin said at the plenary meeting in the State Duma today, "To stimulate oil production and processing, the time is right to decide on reduction of tax burden on this sector of the economy". Putin also said regarding the
Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro has issued a press release to express its concern about information from some mass media regarding its role in Shtokman gas condensate project and the company’s support of the project implementation plans. In this connection, StatoilHydro
Strategic development director of the world’s major oilfield services provider Schlumberger will take part in the conference "Oil and Gas Equipment Standardization" (STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008) that will open in Moscow on May 20. Schlumberger has been operating in Russia since 1929. It
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's government will have a larger number of deputy prime ministers if Vladimir Putin is appointed premier, Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said on Wednesday after Putin held consultations with MPs. Russia's new president, Dmitry
Yury Samodurov, the director of the Andrei Sakharov Museum, has been indicted after investigators found that a 2007 art exhibit was aimed at "fueling hatred and enmity and humiliating people's dignity based on their attitude toward religion." Several other museum
Russia's economic revival while consolidating power, rolling back civil liberties and leading a government beset with corruption, as The New York Times puts it.
