Putin hints at China alliance for Yukos oil
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Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-controlled gas monopoly, could team up with the China National Petroleum Corporation to develop the Yukos oil company&#39;s main production asset, sold to a mystery bidder on Sunday.
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President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the &#36;9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting Tuesday that the subsidiary's new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company &#151; or even a Chinese conglomerate.
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China emerged on Thursday as a dark horse contender for the assets of stricken Russian oil major YUKOS as the company&#39;s state-driven break-up took yet another abrupt twist.
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The head of Russia's state-owned railroad network said Thursday that a Chinese oil company would cover the embattled Yukos oil company's rail transport bills for October, the Interfax news agency reported.
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China emerged on Thursday as a dark  horse contender for the assets of stricken Russian oil major  YUKOS as the company's state-driven break-up took yet another  abrupt twist.
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Russia's president puts Moscow's interests first as he starts his China visit to discuss key oil projects.
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MOSCOW - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday and told him that China is ready to provide &quot;feasible help&quot; to Russia in the fight against terrorism, Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday.
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BEIJING, China -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China to mark 55 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations and to seek a further boost in bilateral trade.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a Chinese state oil company could participate in developing oilfields of the Yukos oil group's main asset sold at auction at the weekend.
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China&#39;s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, has hailed his country&#39;s expanding ties with Russia during talks in Moscow aimed at securing long-term access for China to Russia&#39;s oil and gas resources.
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China's state-owned oil company may get a 20% stake in Yukos' former oil production unit, a Russian minister says.
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Russia said Thursday that China Petroleum &amp; Chemical Corp., Asia&#39;s biggest oil refiner, may join Royal Dutch/Shell Group&#39;s Sakhalin-2 project in the Pacific and buy liquefied natural gas from the venture&#39;s offshore fields.
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BEIJING  - Energy-hungry China called on Russia to see that oil giant Yukos meets commitments to supply Chinese customers after the Russian company suspended some exports.
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China's prime minister arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with top officials on Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization and China's efforts to secure a steady supply of Russian oil for its booming economy.
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Russia does not aim to nationalise embattled oil giant Yukos but state firms could bid for assets of the company if they are sold to pay off the company's multi-billion-dollar tax debts, President Vladimir Putin said.
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Beijing, Oct 14 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here today to further Sino-Russia strategic ties and exchange views on global and regional issues of common interest.
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Russia and China will hold regular security consultations, President Vladimir Putin and a visiting Chinese official announced Wednesday, moving to further strengthen close military cooperation between the two Cold War-era adversaries.