Natural Gas Russia & the Caspian

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.
Latest Russia & the Caspian News

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Russia yielded no progress on the issue of LNG supplies, focusing instead on long-running territorial matters.

Surgutneftegaz’s long-awaited IFRS report reveals details on the size of its cash pile but sheds no light on its ownership structure and betrays the disappearance of billions of treasury shares.


