Putin: State Firms Can Bid for YUKOS
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian state firms should be allowed to buy assets of oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) if they are put up for sale to cover the firm&#39;s huge back tax bill.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS' key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, calling it a legitimate business deal.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for Russian state energy firms to bid for oil major Yukos&#39;s assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
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The nascent petroleum division of natural gas giant Gazprom will bid for the crown jewels of the battered Yukos oil empire, its chief said yesterday -- a move that could put the heart of the company jailed billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky created in Kremlin-friendly hands.
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Foreign investors may be allowed to bid for the main assets of Russian oil major Yukos, Russia&#39;s privatization agency said Monday, amid speculation about a fire sale to settle Yukos&#39; back taxes.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for state energy firms to bid for oil major YUKOS&#39; assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the auction that saw the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire bought by a mysterious company fully complied with Russian law, and he suggested that the new owners of the subsidiary could eventually link up with another
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MOSCOW  - China's biggest oil and gas producer could be offered a 20 per cent stake in a Russian state company that will control Yukos' former key subsidiary, a Russian minister said Thursday, in an apparent attempt by authorities to avoid legal fallout from the disputed auction of the Yukos unit.
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Russia&#39;s state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, announced today that it is planning to bid for the main production facility of troubled oil company Yukos.
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China's biggest oil and gas producer could be offered a 20 percent stake in a Russian state company that will control Yukos' former key subsidiary, a Russian minister said Thursday, in an apparent attempt by authorities to avoid legal fallout from the disputed auction of the Yukos unit.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil company assets by a state-owned firm, saying the state was just getting its due in moving to get control of the second largest oil production facility in Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil assets by a state-owned company, saying the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of the one of the biggest production facilities in Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin tried yesterday to put an end to fears of a further state clampdown on big business in Russia by saying that the state should &quot;guarantee private property&quot;, while also demanding that firms pay more towards poverty reduction and
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Russia looks ready to sell the key production unit of beleaguered oil group YUKOS on Sunday and put it back in state hands after almost a decade under private management.
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President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the $9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting the new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company or a Chinese conglomerate.
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LONDON, September 24  - Vladimir Putin has denied speculations about the government&#39;s plans to re-nationalize the beleaguered oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.