JSC Gazprom Neft increased its retail sales of oil products in the first half of 2011 by 29% in relation to the corresponding period of 2010. This was reported by the company’s press-service. At the same time JSC Gazpromneft-Novosibirsk raised petrol sales at the filling stations in the first half of 2011 by 40% in […]

Moscow and Tokyo concurred that it is very important for both parties to develop bilateral cooperation in the energy industry. In particular this refers to the joint exploitation of the hydrocarbon deposits in the Siberia and the Far East. On Tuesday Moscow hosted a working meeting in which the high-rank representatives of both countries took […]

Oil companies of Yugra have illegally flared 1,5 cubic meters of oil-dissolved gas for the first half of 2011. According to the press-service of the regional public prosecutor’s office 6 statements of claim based on these facts have been sent to court. The regulatory agency demands that oilmen should dispose of 95% of the produced […]

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia, the Federal Environmental, Engineering & Nuclear Supervision Agency, the Federal Agency on Technical Regulations and Metrology and 12 oil companies entered into agreement aimed among other things at stabilizing oil product market situation, “Kommersant” reports. The state of the oil-refining industry in Russia is by and large worse […]

The safety commitments of the Russian party as to pumping via the territory of Belarus the oil of the Russian company Zapadtransnefterpoduct are kept to the full extent. This was announced by Emergencies Minister of Belarus Vladimir Vaschenko during the press-conference in Minsk on July 19. At the same time, according to the minister, the […]

The administration of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District considers the possibility of introducing flexible tax incentives for increasing the level of consumption of oil-dissolved gas. Among other things this refers to the profit tax for organizations dealing oil-dissolved gas refinery. This was declared by the Governor of Yugra Natalya Komarova during the meeting with the head of […]

The head of the Energy Ministry Sergei Shmatko told the journalists that July or August will see the start of fuel reserving. The aim of this process if to avoid another petrol crisis similar to the one earlier this year resulting in a general increase in prices in a number of regions of Russia. The […]

The list of participants of the traditional exhibition “Oil. Gas. Chemistry-2011” and “Machine-building. Metallurgy. Metal Working-2011”which is to take place from 20 to 23 of September 2001 in the Udmurtian Republic has increased in size. As it is reported on the official website of the Udmurtian capital city the exhibition attracts more and more attention […]

The draft list of top priority investment projects of the Ural Federal District compiled in the Tyumen region includes the following projects: the third stage of the oil refining plant construction in Antipin, the iron and steel plant specializing in section iron production in Tyumen (this project is realized by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical […]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting dedicated to the tasks of the oil and oil refining industries development yesterday in the town of Kirishi. The expected volume of oil production in Russia is 508-509 million tons. Putin reminded that last year Russia took the first place in oil production in the world – […]