Putin backs liberalization of gas giant&#39;s shares
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to government&#39;s decision to allow foreigners access to gas giant Gazprom&#39;s local shares, the Interfax news agency reported.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Russian President Vladmir Putin told a group of media executives &quot;the state&#39;s goal has not been, is not and will not be&quot; to nationalize the country&#39;s emabattled oil giant Yukos (YUKOY) , AFX News reported, though said that state firms
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American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government&#39;s 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia&#39;s largest crude producers, for $1.
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Russia's president endorsed the sale of a majority stake in Siberian oil fields held by Yukos, the besieged Russian oil conglomerate, and said the purchase had followed the law.
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The US oil giant got a good price, Russia&#39;s No. 1 oil company acquired a savvy partner, and Putin polished Russia&#39;s image.
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French President Jacques Chirac welcomes  his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday at a time when  Russia is showing growing willingness to use booming oil and  gas revenues to boost its global economic clout.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday that his country supported India&#39;s bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat but stopped short of favoring India&#39;s veto power in the world body.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin said his country would back India&#39;s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, stopping short of supporting the South Asian country&#39;s bid for veto power.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin took a swipe on Friday at European Union plans to limit foreign investment in its energy networks.
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The Russian state will maintain some restrictions on foreign ownership in gas giant Gazprom after the liberalisation of its shareholding structure, a top minister said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backed India&#39;s bid for a UN Security Council slot yesterday while New Delhi championed Moscow&#39;s early entry into the WTO as the former Cold War friends sought to breath new life into trade and military ties.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Russia's Natural Resources Minister defended a decision that will keep foreign-controlled oil companies out of auctions of strategic raw materials resources, arguing Wednesday that tighter control would help Russia tackle widespread poverty in the country, a stated goal of president Vladimir Putin.
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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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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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Russian President Vladimir  Putin moved on Saturday to allay Western fears over Russia's  intentions toward European aerospace group EADS and offered the  prospect of more gas for Europe, saying Russia was a reliable  energy partner.
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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.