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Russia, Energy, Oil, Gas  ~ JRL 2008 Excerpts - JRL Home
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• A Gloomy Forecast for 2009: The Unending Gas Dispute is Just the Tip of an Iceberg of Tensions between Russia and Ukraine
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL #2008-235, Dec. 31, 2009.
• Russian pundit accuse Ukraine of politicizing gas debts
From Interfax; JRL #2008-234, Dec. 29, 2009.
• Ukraine: Buy Now, Pay – When?
From Sergei Roy; JRL #2008-231, Dec. 22, 2008.
• EU says Moscow-Kiev gas feud not to affect supplies
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-230, Dec. 19, 2008.
• Russia's 2008 oil output to show 0.6-1.2% fall - energy minister
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-228, Dec. 17, 2008.
• Cheap Oil May Spark Russian Budget Crisis
By Peter Fedynsky, from Voice of America; JRL #2008-227, Dec. 16, 2008.
• Fitch sees hurdles ahead for Russia, CIS oil and gas credit outlook
From Interfax; JRL #2008-227, Dec. 16, 2008.
• Flirting with OPEC: Russia’s Threats of Cutting Oil Production and Joining OPEC Don’t Hold Water
By Sergei Balashov, from Russia Profile; JRL #2008-227, Dec. 16, 2008.
• Fears about forum of oil exporting countries groundless - Russian PM
From Interfax; JRL #2008-206, Nov. 11, 2008.
• U.S. companies incapable of working in Arctic - Gazprom
From Interfax; JRL #2008-203, Nov. 7, 2008.
• from Centre for Eastern Studies [European security system,
East Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline]
From Bozena Siekierska; JRL #2008-198, Oct. 30, 2008.
• OPEC Courts Russia Ahead of Cuts
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-193, Oct. 23, 2008.
• Russian information ministry: Russia says media reports on possible Arctic conflict 'alarmist'
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-193, Oct. 23, 2008.
• U.S. Economists Say Kremlin Blocking Oil
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-177, Sept. 30, 2008.
• Toward A New Paradigm For The Post-Soviet Petrostates
By Daniel Kimmage, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-144, Aug. 8, 2008.
• U.S. Wants to See Russia Expand As Energy Supplier - Diplomat
 From Interfax; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• BP Pulls Out Last Foreign Specialists
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Russian official argues TNK-BP foreign staff's visa problems not political
From Interfax; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Russia's strengthens clout with energy: Moscow's continued focus on energy issues indicates that decision makers there still see energy might as a key factor in the country's revival
By Sergei Blagov, from ISN Security Watch (receives funding from Swiss government); JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Energy Partnership Focus for Chavez
By Anna Smolchenko, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• U.S. Wants to See Russia Expand As Energy Supplier - Diplomat
 From Interfax; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• BP Pulls Out Last Foreign Specialists
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Russian official argues TNK-BP foreign staff's visa problems not political
From Interfax; JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Russia's strengthens clout with energy: Moscow's continued focus on energy issues indicates that decision makers there still see energy might as a key factor in the country's revival
By Sergei Blagov, from ISN Security Watch (receives funding from Swiss government); JRL #2008-137, July 23, 2008.
• Medvedev: setting up OPEC-type body for gas still on agenda
From Interfax; JRL #2008-136, July 22, 2008.
• Russian-Venezuelan high-level talks in Moscow might result in military-technical, oil deals - sources
From Interfax; JRL #2008-136, July 22, 2008.
• TNK-BP chief's visa extended until July 29
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-134, July 18, 2008.
• Alternative Fuel: Russia’s (Modest) Strides
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-130, July 11, 2008.
• Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
Kennan Institute event summary; JRL #2008-130, July 11, 2008.
• The Unwanted Investment: TNK-BP’s Trouble May Lessen Foreign Capital’s Influence on the Russian Oil and Gas Sector
By Sergei Balashov, from Russia Profile; JRL #2008-130, July 11, 2008.
• Gazprom is raising prices... for everybody!
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-130, July 11, 2008.
• Russia To File Arctic Claim Next Year
From Interfax; JRL #2008-129, July 9, 2008.
• Despite Lack Of Deals, Russia Touts Medvedev's Caspian Tour
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-128, July 8, 2008.
• Russian President's Caspian Tour All About Gas And Oil
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-126, July 3, 2008.
• Energy Ties Take Medvedev Eastward
By Max Delany, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-123, July 2, 2008.
• Russian shareholders of TNK-BP issue statement on foreign employees  
From Interfax; JRL #2008-122, June 27, 2008.
• Migration Service says 'no obstacles' to expat TNK-BP managers' work in Russia
From Interfax; JRL #2008-122, June 27, 2008.
• TNK-BP JV foreign staff forced to leave Russia - paper
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-124, July 1, 2008.
• Who benefits from the shower of petrodollars in Russia?
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-124, July 1, 2008.
• Zubkov Subdued in Gazprom Debut
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-123, June 30, 2008.
• A TRAP FOR MEDVEDEV IN THE TNK-BP CONFLICT
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-120, June 24, 2008.
• Who Is Behind TNK-BP’s Trouble?
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Stephan Blank, Ethan Burger, Vlad Ivanenko; JRL #2008-119, June 23, 2008.
• The End of a Fairytale
By Marina Pustilnik, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-119, June 23, 2008.
• TNK-BP CEO wants to sack top managers at Moscow corporate centre - source
From Interfax; JRL #2008-118, June 17, 2008.
• Kudrin: Russia doesn't fear oil price drop
 From Interfax; JRL #2008-116, June 16, 2008.
• TNK-BP Dispute Headed To Court.
By Tim Wall, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-116, June 16, 2008.
• Russian TNK-BP partners wanted 7.6% stake in BP-paper
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-116, June 16, 2008.
• Russian tycoons confirm start of lawsuit against BP over TNK-BP
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-115, June 13, 2008.
• Miller Predicts Oil at $250 Next Year
By Catrina Stewart, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-109, June 4, 2008.
• Russia May Profit from Private Energy Dispute
By Peter Fedynsky, from Voice of America; JRL #2008-108, June 3, 2008.
• Analysts say TNK-BP dispute could end in sale to Gazprom
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-104, May 28, 2008.
• Medvedev Says Goodbye to Gazprom Board
From The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-104, May 28, 2008.
• Beginning of [Medvedev] Meeting with Gazprom's Board of Directors
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2008-104, May 28, 2008.
• RUSSIA AND CHINA: UNITED BY FOREIGN POLICY, DIVIDED BY ENERGY PRICES
By Sergei Blagov, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-104, May 28, 2008.
• Serious division of the Arctic begins
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-103, May 27, 2008.
• Presidium Moves to Raise Oil Output
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-103, May 27, 2008.
• Oil prices up to $130 and keep growing
By Oleg Mityayev, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-101, May 22, 2008.
• BP Offices Searched By FSB Agents
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-100, May 21, 2008.
• The Arctic - melting ice reveals mineral wealth
By Tatyana Sinitsyna, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-85, May 1, 2008.
• TNK-BP Oligarchs Dismiss Talk of Sale
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-81, April 25, 2008.
• Oil prices soar to $120, and this is not the limit
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-80, April 24, 2008.
• Energy Analyst Sees Russia as Key Oil Supplier to Europe
By Barry Wood, from Voice of America; JRL #2008-Special Edition, April 22, 2008.
• Arctic spring fever  
By Maxim Krans, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-Special Edition, April 22, 2008.
• Oil Enriching Nenets, Bankrupting Traditions
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-74, April 11, 2008.
• Gazprom May End Year as No. 2 Earner
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-74, April 11, 2008.
• TNK-BP Woes Might Be Inside Job
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-74, April 11, 2008.
• Russia Deplores 'New Dividing Lines' In Energy Trade
From Interfax; JRL #2008-69, April 4, 2008.
• Gazprom Chief Defends Company's Image
By C. Anne Shupe, from Moscow News; JRL #2008-69, April 4, 2008.
• Russia To Switch To Market-based Energy Prices With All Partners In 2-3 Years - Lavrov
From Interfax; JRL #2008-68, April 3, 2008.
• No more cheap gas for Ukraine
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-67, April 2, 2008.
•     High Price For Attack On TNK-BP
Moscow Times Editorial; JRL #2008-64, March 28, 2008.
• Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources
By Brian Whitmore, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-62, March 25, 2008.
•     Investigators Raid BP and TNK-BP
By Miriam Elder and Nikolaus von Twickel, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-60, March 20, 2008.
•     Avoiding the Inevitable
New Prices Set for Central Asian Gas Are Problematic for Russia and Disastrous for Ukraine
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL #2008-60, March 20, 2008.
• Central Asia: Gazprom Deal Imperils Hopes For Trans-Caspian Pipeline
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2008-58, March 18, 2008.
•     [Putin Remarks at] Beginning of a Meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexei Miller
Kremlin transcript; JRL 2008-57, March 17, 2008.
• How the State Got a Grip on Energy
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2008-56, March 14, 2008.
• Average gas price for Europe could rise to $400 in 2008 - Gazprom
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2008-49, March 5, 2008.
•

Russia Not To Stop Exporting Gas To Any Country - Official
From Interfax; JRL 2008-55, March 13, 2008.
•    

Gazprom and the Kremlin, Inc
With Gazprom chairman of the board Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's president elect, a heavy-handed energy policy looks set to continue
By Sergei Blagov, from [Swiss government-funded] International Relations and Security Network's ISN Security Watch; JRL #2008-53, March 11, 2008.
• Russia seeks to prove it has right to part of Arctic shelf
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-32, Feb. 14, 2008.
• Putin: State To Remain In Control At Gazprom
From Interfax; JRL #2008-30, Feb. 12, 2008.
• [Putin] Speech at a Gala Evening to Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Gazprom’s Incorporation Moscow
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL #2008-30, Feb. 12, 2008.
• Medvedev confirms Russia will sell gas at market prices
From Interfax; JRL #2008-29, Feb. 11, 2008.
• PM Zubkov could replace Medvedev as Gazprom board chairman
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-21, Jan. 30, 2008.
• 'Gas OPEC' could be established in June - paper
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-17, Jan. 24, 2008.
• RUSSIA STRUGGLES TO SUPPLY POWER TO DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
By Sergei Blagov, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-7, Jan. 10, 2008.
• Russian expert urges closer energy cooperation with China
From Interfax; JRL #2008-5, Jan. 5, 2008.
• Turkmenistan: 'Gas-Rich' Residents Shiver In The Cold
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-4, Jan. 4, 2008.
 
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