LUKoil ups stake in Italian refinery
September 5th, 2012 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian oil company LUKoil has closed a deal to buy a 20 percent stake in the ISAB refinery in Sicily from Italy's ERG in a ... Read more...
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Iraq signs gas deal with Pakistani energy firm
July 16th, 2012 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 16 (IANS) Iraq has signed a deal with a Pakistani energy company to explore for natural gas in eastern Iraq, Xinhua reported."The Iraqi oil ministry is signing a ... Read more...
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Italian firm Eni finds oil in Egypt
May 24th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 24 (IANS) Italy's largest energy company Eni said Thursday it has made a significant discovery of around 150-250 million barrels of oil in Egypt.The oil reserves have been ... Read more...
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Putin cracks down on car sirens used by officials
May 19th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In an effort to quell public anger over the misuse of flashing lights on the country's roads, Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday slashed by almost ... Read more...
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Russian firm opens petroleum terminal in Spain
April 28th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Russian energy giant Lukoil inaugurated a petroleum-products terminal here Friday that is the fruit of its strategic alliance with Spain's Meroil.The 50-million-euro ($66.3 million) project at ... Read more...
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Moscow motorists protest abuse of sirens by officials
February 26th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Motorists in Moscow have launched a protest against what they call the abuse of flashing lights and sirens on top of official cars, saying only emergency vehicles ... Read more...
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Russia resumes oil deliveries to Belarus after price agreement
January 26th, 2011 - 1:52 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Russia on Tuesday announced the resuming of oil deliveries to Belarus after the two countries agreed on oil price, RIA Novosti reported.Russia's state-controlled oil pipeline monopoly Transneft ... Read more...
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Putin asks Abramovich to ‘open his wallet’ to help fund 2018 World Cup
December 5th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that billionaire Roman Abramovich should "open his wallet" and help pay for the 2018 World Cup being hosted by his country.The ... Read more...
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Venezuela and Russia complete oil deal negotiations
September 14th, 2009 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 14 (EFE) Venezuela and Russia have completed negotiations for joint production from one of the fields in the oil-rich Orinoco Belt, Venezuelan state-owned oil giant PDVSA said.
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Russia, Venezuela sign package of oil deals
September 10th, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia and Venezuela signed Thursday a package of deals, including one to develop the Latin American country's Orinoco oil belt, with estimated reserves of 235 billion barrels ... Read more...
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OPEC oil price goes up ahead of expected production cut
December 16th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Dec 16 (DPA) The price of oil produced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose by $1.21 Monday, ahead of an expected decision Wednesday to cut output in order ... Read more...
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Venezuela announces arms deal with Russia
July 22nd, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Moscow, July 22 (DPA) Venezuela President Hugo Chavez announced new arms purchases from Russia and agreed on an energy partnership with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday. "We want peace, but we have ... Read more...
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Western oil firms stage a comeback in Iraq
June 21st, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 21 (IANS) Major western oil firms are now set to stage a comeback in Iraq some four decades after being driven out by Saddam Hussein, WAM reported Saturday quoting ... Read more...
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De Beers to acquire stake in Russian diamond deposit
April 16th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 16 (RIA Novosti) Diamond multinational De Beers will acquire a large stake from Russian oil giant LUKoil in one of Europe's biggest diamond mines, LUKoil's press office said. LUKoil ... Read more...
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