MOSCOW, Jan 26 (PRIME)
Gazprom: Ukraine imports minimum agreed volume of Russian gas
MOSCOW, Jan 26 (PRIME) -- Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy’s imports of Russian natural gas correspond to the minimum contractual volume of 41.6 billion cubic meters in 2012, natural gas giant Gazprom’s official spokesperson Sergei Kupriyanov told reporters late Wednesday.
Russian court says 287 mln rbl tax claim to Ford illegal
MOSCOW, Jan 25 (PRIME)
The Arbitration Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region said the decision of a regional branch of the Federal Tax Service, that obliged Ford to pay 286.9 million rubles worth of value added tax, was illegal, documents of the country’s High Arbitration Court seen by PRIME said Wednesday.
Ukraine to boost own energy output, seek non-conventional gas
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (PRIME)
Ukraine is to continue raising it own production of energy and searching for alternative energy sources as year-long efforts to cut payments for Russian gas fail, President Viktor Yanukovich told reporters on Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti.
Russia's Zoloto Kamchatki may hold IPO no earlier than H2 2013
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 26 (PRIME)
Russian gold producer Zoloto Kamchatki, or KamGold, which unites the gold assets of Renova group, may hold an Initial Public Offering (IPO) no earlier than July–December 2013, Renova’s chairman and owner Viktor Vekselberg told reporters Thursday.
Russia’s Rostelecom to purchase 3.86% stake under $500 mln buyback
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (PRIME)
Major Russian telecommunications company Rostelecom plans to purchase 3.86% of its own shares under its U.S. $500 million buyback, the company said Tuesday.
OPINION: Problems of private investment in geological explorations in Russia
MOSCOW, Jan 25 (PRIME) -- Insufficient investment in geological exploration of gold deposits resulting from the liquidation of the national fund for replenishing Russia’s mineral resource base in 2002 is one of the key barriers for the development of gold mining in Russia.
