Putin may become Gazprom chairman
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President Vladimir Putin may become the next chairman of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom when he steps down following a presidential election in March, Vedomosti business daily reported on Friday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted at Chinese involvement in the exploitation of the confiscated assets of the Yukos chief oil producing unit, marking a shift in Moscow&#39;s traditional closed-door policy to its Asian neighbour.
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Moscow, 14 September: Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s decision to liberalize the market in Gazprom shares.
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Gazprom is about to become the world's largest energy company but is controlled by the Russian government, and therein lies the potential and risks for investors.
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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 Tuesday - a widely anticipated move that could put the heart of the company jailed billionaire Mikhail
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is  likely to pick a well-known figure to succeed him rather than  springing a surprise on electors, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will step down next year, may have a surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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With a Putin aide now at its helm, Russia's state-run oil firm seems set to grab the falling giant's assets
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MOSCOW Directors at Gazprom, the world&#39;s biggest natural gas company, are united and ready to vote on a proposed bid for Yukos&#39;s main production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, officials at the gas company said on Thursday, as the company seeks to create an oil
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MOSCOW  - State gas giant Gazprom will take part in the Dec. 19 auction of Yukos unit Yuganskneftegaz, the head of the monopoly's new oil division said Tuesday.
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The chairman of beleaguered Russian oil giant said the owners of the company could seek to resolve their conflict with the Kremlin by selling their stakes.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his protege is elected president in March.
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RBC, 14.09.2004, Moscow 16:47:50.News about Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s approval of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s proposal to exchange a stake in Gazprom for Rosneft assets spurred an upward trend on the stock market, traders say.
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RBC, 27.09.2004, Moscow 13:37:37.Statements made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation with YUKOS gave a green light to Gazprom and Rosneft to buy the oil company&#39;s assets, Zenit Bank analyst Sergey Suverov believes.
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Leonid Kuchma will meet with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg soon. The Russian president s press secretary, Alexei Gromov, has confirmed this news.
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Russia, which has just acquired a 5.0-percent stake in the European aerospace consortium EADS, hinted that it might seek a &quot;blocking minority&quot; interest to have an impact on company policy.
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Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) CEO Jeroen  van der Veer met Gazprom  chief Alexei Miller on  Friday in Moscow to discuss admitting the Russian gas monopoly  to the Sakhalin-2 project, a Gazprom official said.