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Falling Oil Price Threatens Russian Growth, Ruble

Falling Oil Price Threatens Russian Growth, Ruble

The ongoing slide in global oil prices could tip Russia towards budget and trade deficits, threatening its thus-far stellar growth and potentially its currency as well.

Former Saudi Oil Min Expects Further Drop In Prices

Former Saudi Oil Min Expects Further Drop In Prices

Former Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani expects crude oil prices to continue to drop on lower consumption, he told Corriere della Sera in an interview published in its Internet edition Tuesday.

Gazprom, Partners Approve 2008-09 Budget For Shtokman Field

Gazprom, Partners Approve 2008-09 Budget For Shtokman Field

Shtokman Development AG, the operator of the giant Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, has approved an $800 million budget for 2008 and 2009, the controlling shareholder OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said Monday.

Sakhalin-2 Will Start LNG Deliveries In Early 2009

Sakhalin-2 Will Start LNG Deliveries In Early 2009

Shipments of liquefied natural gas to Japan from the Sakhalin-2 project in far eastern Russia are expected to begin early next year, partners in the project said Tuesday.

German Gas Transmission Grid Regulation Extended

German Gas Transmission Grid Regulation Extended

Germany's network regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, Tuesday said it has notified seven natural gas transmission grid operators their businesses will be regulated in future, requesting information about their cost structure.

CNPC, Uzbekistan Agree To Jointly Develop Uzbek Oil Field

CNPC, Uzbekistan Agree To Jointly Develop Uzbek Oil Field

China National Petroleum Corp. has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan's state-owned Uzbekneftegaz to jointly invest in and develop an oil field in the central Asian country, CNPC said Monday.

Oils Drag On Russia Poses Test For Putin

Oil's Drag On Russia Poses Test For Putin

The prospect of sharply lower prices for oil and other commodity exports -- on top of plunging stock markets and a seized-up financial system -- threatens the economic recovery that's been a foundation of Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia.

Iran OPEC Head: OPEC Could Be Prepared To Cut 1 Mln Bbl

Iran OPEC Head: OPEC Could Be Prepared To Cut 1 Mln Bbl

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries could be prepared to cut production by 1 million barrels a day in a "first phase" of cuts as world oil demand has fallen by 2 million barrels a day, the state Irna news agency reports Monday, citing Iran's OPEC governor.

Equatorial Guineas EG/LNG Signs Deal With Gazprom

Equatorial Guinea's EG/LNG Signs Deal With Gazprom

Russian energy giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) and Equatorial Guinea's liquified natural gas company, EG/LNG, have reached an agreement to cooperate in the areas of gas and energy, national radio reported Sunday.

Libyan Leader To Visit Russia; Arms On The Agenda

Libyan Leader To Visit Russia; Arms On The Agenda

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will visit Moscow Oct. 31 for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on arms purchases and other deals, business daily Vedomosti reported Monday.

Gazproms CEO Expects To Post Net Profit Of $30 Bln In 2008

Gazprom's CEO Expects To Post Net Profit Of $30 Bln In 2008

Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) expects to post a net profit of $30 billion in 2008 on revenue of $100 billion, the company's Chief Executive Alexei Miller said Sunday in an interview on Vesti news channel.