Natural Gas Companies and Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Novatek vague on LNG markets and tariff growth

Novatek is bullish on Yamal LNG after its Q1 2013 results, anticipating a government decision on liberalising LNG exports soon. But exactly what the company expects remains unclear.
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Companies and Finance
China’s poor IPR score a mix of fact and fiction

Slow headway on intellectual property rights reform is frustrating foreign companies in China, but some of the criticism may be fuelled by misperceptions about China’s IPR regime.

BG Group appears to be following the lead of other European oil and gas companies by shifting the focus of its business away from production targets towards value creation.
Mergers & Acquisitions
As Surkov departs, Sechin rises

With the resignation of Putin’s former chief ideologist, the Russian political landscape looks promising for Rosneft President Igor Sechin. The signs are of conflict behind closed doors, with battle lines drawn around Rosneft and Gazprom.


