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Safety, cost meet head on in Arctic oil race

May 17, 2012 Irina Filatova, The Moscow Times

The government is discussing a plan to create a technology hub in the northern city of Sevedvinsk to explore the Arctic's offshore hydrocarbon deposits.

'Four-way oil swap win-win for India-Russia'

May 14, 2012 Combined reports

A four-way oil swap between India, Russia, Japan and the Gulf producers would be a win-win situation for New Delhi and Moscow, a noted strategic expert said Monday.

How to bolster Russia’s energy sector

May 12, 2012 Mikhail Delyagin, RIR

A combination of public and private ownership is the only way to encourage both initiative and expansion in the energy sector

Litasco buys rare India MRPL gasoil cargo - trade

May 11, 2012 Combined reports

The Geneva-based trading arm of Russia's LUKOIL has bought a rare cargo of high-sulphur gasoil, which is highly sought after in the Middle East, traders said on Friday.

To buy Iran’s oil, or not to buy, that’s the question…

May 3, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The Iranian oil import to India has again become a hot topic. M K Bhadrakumar examines details of the subject

Tidings from Putin Presidency 2.0

April 22, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

Indian business should realize that Russian market is bestirring and making itself investor -friendly in anticipation of Putin Presidency 2.0

India's Reliance eyes Tatarstan for petrochem project

April 2, 2012 Dadan Upadhyay, specially for RIR

In the last few years, Russia's Tatarstan region has emerged as an attractive investment hub for Indian companies.

Delhi dissimulates Iran policy

March 6, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

The subject is New Delhi’s response to the American demarche that it should reduce its oil imports from Iran.

Beware of the post-election bubble

March 5, 2012 Dieter Wermuth, The Moscow Times

As Russians voted for a new president on Sunday, their country was back in fashion with foreign investors

India, Pak, Russia, China should 'wean' from Iranian crude: US

February 20, 2012 Combined reports

As the US imposed new sanctions against Iran, Washington said it was talking to India, Pakistan, Russia, and China about what they can do, particularly to wean themselves from Iranian crude

Russia Rules Out Iran Sanctions

February 16, 2012 RIA Novosti

Russia has ruled out backing Western sanctions against Iran, saying they are aimed at regime change in Tehran.

India, Russia and new EU sanctions on Iran

February 16, 2012 Dadan Upadhyay, specially for RIR

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resists pressure from the EU to curtail trade with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme, stressing that diplomacy was the best way to deal with the concerns.

China wants all oil from Russia's ESPO pipeline

February 15, 2012 RIA Novosti

Beijing is in talks with Moscow to increase oil imports from Russia by purchasing all 30 million tons shipped on the Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline operated by oil pipeline monopoly Transneft

Gazprom may explore Dominican shelf

February 14, 2012 Strategic Culture Foundation

The Dominican Republic has invited Russian gas giant Gazprom to carry out geological exploration for oil and gas on the Dominican shelf in a bid to cover the nation's energy shortage, Gazprom said on Tuesday.

Tracking down oil smugglers

February 12, 2012 Vitaly Pozdnyakov, Russky Reporter

On the Russian border with Ukraine, the lack of jobs has made smuggling diesel fuel an attractive way to make money. Combating the illegal pipelines is a full-time job for the region’s border guards.

The conundrum of Iran

February 3, 2012 Leonid Savin, International Affairs magazine

Even though there is no doubt that Washington will win in the "Iran game" in the narrow sense, the US would have to take a vast array of pertinent problems into account – expert.

India will not use Russian banks to pay Iran

February 2, 2012 Combined reports

Iran to accept 45% payment in rupees for oil exports to India: report

Iran sanctions: India exploring Russia payment route

January 29, 2012 Igor Kryuchkov

With the US and the EU imposing fresh sanctions against Iran, India is exploring all possibilities to keep the Iranian oil flowing. One of the options - firming up an arrangement with Russia’s Gazprombank for paying to Iranian oil.

India to pay gold for Iran oil, China may follow

January 26, 2012 RT.com

India has reportedly agreed to pay Tehran in gold for the oil it buys, China, another buyer of Iranian oil, may follow Delhi’s lead.

Oil sanctions not to become “iron curtain” for Iran - expert

January 24, 2012 ITAR-TASS

Oil sanctions will not become an “iron curtain” for Iran, the director of the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies, Yevgeny Satanovsky, said.

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