Yukos Lawyers Ask for New Judge in Hearing
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Lawyers for the embattled Yukos oil giant requested a new judge Monday as Russia's Tax Ministry sought to enforce &#36;1.4 billion in fines and penalties on a &#36;4.1 billion back tax bill for 2001 through the courts.
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OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and asked for an emergency court hearing to stop the sale of its main unit in four days.
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The embattled Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order and injunction against the auction of its main production unit that is scheduled for Sunday.
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A US court  will rule on whether to block the forced auction of Yukos assets on Thursday,  the company says.
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Embattled Russian oil group YUKOS should  hear later on Thursday whether a U.S. bankruptcy court will  attempt to hold up the sale of its main production unit this  weekend, but lawyers and analysts expect Moscow will go ahead  anyway.
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Oil major YUKOS will hold a shareholders meeting on Dec. 20 to decide whether to file for bankruptcy or liquidate the firm after it was hit with huge new
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The main shareholder of Russia&#39;s giant oil firm Yukos is reported to have filed suit for compensation from the upcoming forced sale of the company&#39;s top production unit.
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MOSCOW  - In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of this weekend's auction of its main production unit.
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A Moscow court has barred the embattled Russian oil giant Yukos from holding an emergency shareholders meeting next week, a Russian oil company official said Thursday.
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MOSCOW  - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company challenged a freeze on its subsidiaries' bank accounts.
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OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, called on banks to reconsider participation in the sale of its biggest unit, after a US judge temporarily barred them from the process.
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OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the Russian government&#39;s auction of its biggest unit.
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HOUSTON, United States  - Troubled Russian oil titan Yukos warned that it will sue and seek damages against any parties to the forced weekend auction of its Yuganskneftegaz unit to the little-known Baikalfinansgroup.
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Oil firm YUKOS will continue to fight  against the Russian government in the courts to regain its  property whatever the outcome of a U.S. bankruptcy hearing this  week, a YUKOS executive said on Tuesday.
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Prosecutors searched the office and apartment of Yukos&#39; chief lawyer, Dmitry Gololobov, on Monday and summoned him for questioning, Yukos spokesman Alexander Shadrin said.
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A U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday  stepped into the battle between YUKOS and the Russian  government, issuing an order to block Sunday's auction of the  company's main oil-producing arm for 10 days.
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Russian oil major YUKOS said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and would seek an order from the court to halt the Dec. 19 sale by the Russian state of its main oil unit.