Gazprom hints at British acquisition
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Business & money: Â·  British Gas owner Centrica may be target of Russians Â·  Putin shrugs off warning by Blair on economic ties
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The executive board of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom may discuss making a bid for the main production unit of oil major YUKOS at a meeting today, a Gazprom source says.
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Russian gas monopoly Gazprom is to sell key oil subsidiary Gazpromneft in a move that may redraw the domestic petroleum industry.
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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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GAZPROM asserted its status as a major force in Russian oil yesterday by confirming that it would bid for Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil subsidiary.
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Moscow - Russia plans to combine Gazprom, the world&#39;s biggest natural gas producer, with state-owned oil producer Rosneft, easing rules for trading Gazprom shares and creating a company that may dominate the country&#39;s energy industry.
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The merger between state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom and state-owned Rosneft Oil Company will proceed in January 2005 as planned.
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Birmingham confirm they have been approached about a possible takeover bid.
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Russia said on Saturday it would welcome more offers for the assets of oil major YUKOS as the only declared bidder, Gazprom, inked a cooperation deal with India's state-run ONGC oil firm.
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The nascent petroleum division of natural gas giant Gazprom will bid for the crown jewel of the battered Yukos oil empire, its chief said Tuesday - indicating the heart of the company created by jailed billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky may end up in Kremlin
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Defence giant EADS is interested in buying parts of UK's BAE Systems, in addition to seeking a merger with Thales, a report says.
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MOSCOW : Russia moved to bolster its role in the strategic energy sector as gas giant Gazprom said it would acquire state oil firm Rosneft, handing the government control of the world&#39;s largest gas producer.
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Russia's state monopoly Gazprom said on  Tuesday it wanted to buy the main unit of stricken oil firm  YUKOS, effectively reclaiming a huge share of nation's oil  riches for the Kremlin.
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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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Shares in British Gas-owner Centrica rise 4% on speculation it could be a target for Russian gas giant Gazprom.
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The Italian energy group Eni is mulling joint investments of at least 10 billion dollars with Russian gas behemoth Gazprom in two large Russian energy projects, a company spokesman has said.
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Energy group BP said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its stakes in a Siberian gas field and company to Russian gas giant Gazprom for up to 900 million dollars.