Gazprom Appeals Judge&#39;s Decision on Yukos Auction
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OAO Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-run gas producer, today appealed a US bankruptcy judge&#39;s ruling that bars it from bidding for the main unit of OAO Yukos Oil Co.
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Russia is vowing to proceed with an auction of oil giant Yukos' key production subsidiary, saying a U.S. court ban is irrelevant. But the expected winner of Sunday's auction, the state-run Russian gas company Gazprom, may not be able to pay after a consortium of Western banks reportedly put on hold billions of dollars in credit it needs to fund its bid.
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Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has announced its intention to be one of the bidders in the auction of the 76.8% stake in Yuganskneftegaz to be held on Dec.19.
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The Russian authorities have voiced their determination to proceed with the auction of Yuganskneftegaz even after the US judge ruling barring bankers and bidders including OAO Gazprom from participating in the auction, insisting that the sale is to be
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&quot;My sense is that YUKOS lawyers will now ask the court to find that Gazprom is in violation of the original order,&quot; said John Papallardo, a partner at international law firm Greenberg Traurig which is acting for YUKOS owners Menatep Group.
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Russia's Federal Property Fund said on  Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major  YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision  to freeze the state-imposed sale.
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MOSCOW: Russia forged ahead yesterday with the weekend auction of the core asset of crippled oil giant Yukos despite a US court order barring the sale, as the state-controlled gas monolith Gazprom entered the bidding.
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MOSCOW  - When a U.S. bankruptcy judge decides whether to hear the crumbling oil giant Yukos' bankruptcy plea Wednesday, investors will be waiting with bated breath.
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Lawyers for core shareholders in Yukos have vowed to sue the Russia &#39;s gas giant Gazprom or any other buyer of the stricken oil group&#39;s main subsidiary, Yuganskneftegaz, which is up for auction.
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MOSCOW, December 17 (Itar-Tass) -- Gazprom gas giant has applied to the Russian Federal Property Fund for taking part in the Yuganskneftegaz auction.
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Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  with an auction to sell the key asset of embattled oil company  YUKOS despite a U.S. bankruptcy court decision to block it for  several days.
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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 US bankruptcy court blocking the sale for 10 days, an official said on Friday.
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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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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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Yukos can succeed in postponing the auction of Yuganskneftegaz on December 19 if the court rules in its favor in the case where the Russian oil giant seeks US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Stricken Russian oil firm YUKOS may ask  a U.S. judge on Wednesday to find Gazprom in breach of a court  order for participating in the weekend sale of YUKOS's core  asset, which could expose the state gas giant to asset  seizures.
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Russian gas giant Gazprom pushed ahead with plans to bid for the main production unit of embattled oil group Yukos, a takeover that would create a state-controlled oil and gas behemoth to rival Saudi Arabia's Aramco.