Russian minister says foreigners can help develop country's energy
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MOSCOW  - Russia's natural resources minister said Monday foreign companies would be welcome to help develop offshore oil fields, the same day a senior U.S. diplomat expressed concern about the minister's earlier statement that foreign access to oil and gas deposits would be limited.
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Russia moved to bolster its role in the strategic energy sector as gas giant Gazprom said it would acquire state oil firm Rosneft, handing the government control of the world's largest gas producer.
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The Russian governmentÂs campaign to tighten control over the countryÂs energy industry claimed its first prize from a foreign energy company today.
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In Putinâs Russia Gazprom is by no means a mere natural monopoly, nor a newly established ministry for oil and gas. Gazprom is an instrument of public administration just like the pro-Kremlin United Russia
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MOSCOW  - Russia's natural resources minister said Friday that he thought his ministry would give the main production unit of the battered Yukos oil company a three-month warning before pulling its drilling licenses, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russia's prime minister said Wednesday that long-promised reform in Russia's electricity and gas sectors should be conducted at the same time.
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CHOLPON ATA, Kyrgyzstan  - Russia's electricity monopoly agreed Friday to help build two power stations in Kyrgyzstan to allow the central Asian country to increase electricity exports.
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Russia added Serbiaâs oil monopoly to its recent string of energy acquisitions in a deal that will also allow Moscow to send more natural gas to Europe through its South Stream pipeline.
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The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia will meet on Wednesday for talks on economic ties at a time when the Asian giants are seeking more energy supplies and Moscow sits on huge oil and gas reserves.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 25 -- Russian and Serbian officials signed a multibillion-dollar energy deal Friday that would make Serbia a key hub for Russian energy supplies and strengthen Moscow's dominance of the European energy market.
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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 Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Poland in a bid to patch up strained relations.
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Russia's first deputy prime minister raises the idea of basing new missiles close to Poland and Lithuania.
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Russia&#39;s environment minister has a novel suggestion for natural gas from its Arctic north oilfields that is usually wasted -- harness it to heat greenhouses for growing cucumbers.
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MOSCOW Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China hailed his country&#39;s expanding ties with Russia on Friday as he met Russian officials for talks centering on secure, long-term access to Russia&#39;s vast oil and gas resources.
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Russia's foreign minister welcomed Israel's offer of help in combating militant groups on Monday, saying Russia needs to be more effective in fighting terror after last week's deadly hostage school standoff.
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Russia's state-owned nuclear power company said Thursday it was seeking to build Morocco's first nuclear plant, as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed cooperation deals with the Moroccan king as part of an economic mission to expand Russia's African reach.