Author Archives: Andrew Lair

Rosneft signs cooperative agreement with PetroVietnam

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Rosneft signed on Wednesday an agreement with Vietnamese oil and gas company PetroVietnam to strengthen their cooperative efforts. The agreement was signed in Sochi by Rosneft Management Board President and Chairman Igor Sechin and PetroVietnam Board of Directors Chairman Phung … Read More »

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Severstal to release first quarter results next week

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Severstal plans to report its results for the first quarter of on Monday in a conference call with investors and analysts that will be hosted by Severstal CFO Alexey Kulichenko. Participants can dial in on three lines. The international line … Read More »

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OMC, Vyksa Steel Works hosts second all-female Sambo competition

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United Metallurgical Company and its subsidiary Vyksa Steel Works held an all-female Sambo championship in the Nizhny Novgorod region last weekend in honor of Vyksa founders Ivan and Andrey Batashevykh. Between May 10-12, the martial arts competition drew more than … Read More »

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MiningWorld Russia to be held in Moscow from May 14-16

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MiningWorld Russia, the 17th annual international exhibition and conference considered to be a key event in the mining industry, will be held in Moscow from May 14-16 at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. The event will demonstrate the high … Read More »

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DTEK electric bill payment service growing in popularity

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The online service DTEK Dneprooblenergo is growing in popularity in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, where more than 60,000 customers currently subscribe to the company’s online electric bill payment service. With the “My Account Domestic Consumer” service, users will be able to … Read More »

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Tatneft ranked among top 10 Russian firms in corporate transparency

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Tatneft was ranked first in the top 10 list of Russian oil and gas companies with the greatest level of corporate transparency for the month of April. Conducted by the Russian Agency for Political and Economic Communications, the monthly transparency … Read More »

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KRU security personnel competes in preparation for Anti-Terror Cup

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Security personnel from Kuzbass, a coal producer in the Kemerovo region, competed in a company-wide contest in Bachatsky Belovskii on Wednesday as a way to prepare for the upcoming all-Russian Security Anti-Terror 2013 Cup. Split into 12 teams, the 72 … Read More »

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Avisma Corp. Innovator relay races draws over 1,000 athletes

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AVISMA Corp. hosted its 61st annual “Innovator” relay race on Monday, which drew more than 1,000 athletes. School No. 14 took first place in the competition, with school No. 2 placing second. School No. 6 came in third place. Alexander … Read More »

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Mechel hot-tests first structural shape production at universal rolling mill

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SDS’ Prokopievsky mine named best organization for labor protection in open-pit mining

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Lukoil-West Siberia to start “Early Oil” project at Imilorsko-Istochnoye

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Mechel signs contract to fulfill supply demands of South Korea’s POSCO

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Mechel signs $1 billion in loan agreements with Gazprombank

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Sberbank, Mechel meet to discuss collaborative opportunities

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Rosneft completes acquisition of 13.7 percent stake in Italy’s Saras

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Severstal to hold annual shareholders’ meeting on June 13

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SUEK to promote socioeconomic development within Khakassia

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Mechel announces shareholders meeting for June 28

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Severstal’s first-quarter production results show consistent increases from previous quarter

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MMK approves annual report, recommends approval of auditor

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Mechel releases annual Form 20-F report

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Gazprom sponsors Football for Friendship program

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Russian industry participates in Hannover Messe trade fair in Germany

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Tatneft receives 17 medals for engineering developments

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Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant receives visit from Russian president’s official Urals Federal representative

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Mechel signs $1.3 billion loan agreement with VTB

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Gazprom, Gasunie sign cooperation agreement on Nord Stream expansion

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Metalloinvest receives upgraded rating from Moody’s

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VIZ-Steel to use more energy efficient process

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Metalloinvest receives “BB-” Fitch rating

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Gazprom to begin natural gas production at Kirinskoye gas and condensate field

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Raspadskaya releases FY2012 IFRS financial results

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