Summary: Yukos Auction Set for Sunday
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RUSSIAN OIL FIGHT: The main production subsidiary of oil giant Yukos, Yuganskneftegaz, is scheduled to be auctioned off by the Russian government on Sunday to pay off &#36;28 billion in back taxes it says Yukos owes.
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Russia is pressing ahead with the last step in the destruction of YUKOS, saying it will auction the oil major&#39;s main Siberian unit on December 19 for $8.65 billion (4.66
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Russia was set to rip the heart out of  its biggest oil producer, YUKOS, on Sunday, with the auctioning  off of its core unit to meet tax bills in a move which will  boost the Kremlin's control of the nation's oil.
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Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom will bid for the crown jewel of the embattled oil giant Yukos during an upcoming December auction, a top company official said, confirming long-held market rumors.
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The newly-created oil unit of Russian gas monopoly OAO Gazprom, Gazpromneft, will take part in the auction of the embattled Yukos oil company&#39;s largest unit, Yuganskneftegaz, Dow Jones NewsWires reported Tuesday, citing the news agency Prime-Tass.
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MOSCOW  - The heart of the Yukos oil empire will be auctioned by the government next month for what could be a bargain price to pay back a mounting multibillion-dollar tax bill, a dramatic finale to a relentless 18-month official probe that could destroy Russia's largest oil producer. A top Yukos manager slammed the plans as "government-organized theft."
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The Russian government yesterday night appeared to be preparing to sell the main asset of Yukos, the countryâs embattled oil company, for as little as $4 billion - a fraction of its fair value â-n a move analysts branded as âdaylight robbery
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MOSCOW Sept. 27, 2004 - Assets of Russia&#39;s beleaguered Yukos oil company should be sold for at least $15 billion, a senior official said Monday, as the company&#39;s main production unit is evaluated for sale against a crushing back-tax bill.
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Russia will forge ahead with an auction  on Sunday to sell the key asset of stricken oil company YUKOS  despite an order from a U.S. bankruptcy court blocking the sale  for 10 days, an official said on Friday.
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The Russian government plans to sell a majority stake in the main production unit of the embattled Yukos oil company at an auction scheduled for December 19, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.
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Description: Russian officials make it clear they plan to proceed with an auction of oil company Yukos&#39; main production unit, despite a restraining order from a US court.
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Russia said on Friday it would go ahead and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of YUKOS, despite a US bankruptcy court order seeking to block Sunday&#39;s auction for 10 days.
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General view of Gazprom headquaters is seen, in Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004. The oil wing of Russia&#39;s state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom does not intend to pull out of this weekend&#39;s auction of
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Russia&#39;s Federal Property Fund said Friday it will go ahead with an auction of the embattled Yukos oil giant&#39;s major unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a US court decision to halt the sale, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Russia looks ready to sell the key production unit of beleaguered oil group YUKOS on Sunday and put it back in state hands after almost a decade under private management.
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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 Russian government today set an auction date of Dec. 19 for the country's No. 1 oil producer, with a starting price at about $8.6 billion.