Antitrust case opened against Russian oil giants, including troubled BashneftThe Federal Antimonopoly Service announced on Wednesday that a case has been opened against major Russian oil producers Bashneft, Rosneft, Lukoil, and subsidiary of the latter Lukoil-Rezervnefteprodukt over gasoline price increase.17:43 05.11.2014
US court turns down Rosneft subsidiary bid over $186m arbitration awardThe US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld a decision passed in October 2013 by a federal district court in New York to award about $186 million to Yukos Capital S.a.r.l., an affiliate of now-defunct Yukos Oil Company.15:34 05.11.2014
Rosneft considers suing Kommersant daily over counter-sanctions reportRosneft, Russian oil giant targeted by Western sactions, considers suing Kommersant business daily over the alleged counter-sanctions package proposed by the company.15:11 29.10.2014
Rosneft proposes package of retaliatory measures to Western sanctions - reportRussia’s largest oil producer Rosneft, which is on the Western sanctions list, has proposed a package of retaliatory measures, Kommersant newspaper reports on Wednesday, citing government officials.10:38 29.10.2014
Sanctions against Russia undermine contract law standards, Sechin saysSanctions imposed on Russia by a number of Western countries undermine standards of the contract law and affect the concept of separation of powers which is a spine of a democratic system, Rosneft head Igor Sechin said on Thursday.14:16 23.10.2014
Rosneft, Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg file suits over EU sanctionsRussian oil giant Rosneft and billionaire Arkady Rotenberg filed suits with the EU Court of Justice based in Luxembourg over sanctions which had been imposed on them by the EU in late July.10:53 17.10.2014
Court hearings over access to Sakhalin-II to resume October 20The commercial court of the Sakhalin Region adjourned the preliminary hearing of a case brought by Rosneft against Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., an operator of the Sakhalin-II pipeline, until October 20.11:01 13.10.2014
Rosneft subsidiary gets support of Russian authorities over Yukos unpaid loansRussia’s OAO Samaraneftegaz, that is now a subsidiary of state-run Rosneft oil company, secures support of Russian authorities struggling against a New York court ruling ordering that it pay Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. $185.9 million.16:14 02.10.2014
Russian Customs service to reimburse $86 million to RosneftThe Supreme Court has dismissed the Federal Customs Service’s appeal against the lower courts’ ruling obliging the service to reimburse 3.2 billion rubles ($86.1 million) in excessive customs duties paid by Rosneft’s RN Holding, RIA Novosti learned in court on Thursday.14:47 11.09.2014
Gazprom could speed up probe into Sakhalin-II - Antimonopoly ServiceThe probe into Sakhalin-II after Rosneft was denied access to the gas pipeline could be speed up with the assistance of Gazprom.18:45 04.09.2014
Italian regulator approves Rosneft's purchase of stake in Pirelli holding companyAutorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Italian antimonopoly regulator, has approved Rosneft’s application to acquire up to 50% in Camfin, a holding company that controls a 26.19% stake in tyremaker Pirelli.13:36 19.08.2014
FAS launches probe after Rosneft was denied access to Sakhalin-II pipelineRussia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a probe against Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin-II oil and gas project, after Rosneft was denied access to its pipeline system.11:26 15.08.2014
Rosneft lawsuit on access to Sakhalin-II pipeline to be heard in SeptemberThe Sakhalin Region Commercial Court on Wednesday postponed until September 10 the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Rosneft against Sakhalin Energy (with Gazprom being the majority shareholder) in which it demands access to the Sakhalin-II gas pipeline.12:55 06.08.2014
Sakhalin Energy asks court to delay Rosneft lawsuit hearingSakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, has filed a motion in a commercial court to postpone the hearing of a Rosneft lawsuit on accessing a pipeline. Rosneft has sued Sakhalin Energy for permission to transport up to eight billion cubic meters of natural gas annually via the Sakhalin-2 pipeline under its ExxonMobil project.14:19 04.08.2014
Rosneft president Igor Sechin wins defamation row with ForbesThe Savyolovsky District Court of Moscow has ruled in favor of Rosneft President Igor Sechin’s defamation of character lawsuit against Forbes’ Russian editorial office and has ruled that the magazine must retract the statement that Sechin is the highest-paid top manager in Russia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.17:02 01.08.2014
Rosneft subsidiary doesn’t have to pay $186 million to Yukos CapitalThe Samara Region Commercial Court has ruled in favor of Rosneft’s second largest oil and gas subsidiary, Samaraneftegaz, which was ordered by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to pay $185.9 million to Luxembourg-based Yukos Capital, RAPSI learned at the court on Monday.15:43 28.07.2014
Dutch court ruling in Yukos v Rosneft case due by August 27An Amsterdam district court ruling in the Yukos International UK BV $333 mln case against Rosneft is expected by August 27, RIA Novosti reported Friday.15:13 25.07.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev says US sanctions against Russia illegitimateThe new US sanctions against Russian companies are illegitimate because they are not based on UN decisions, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.14:16 17.07.2014
Rosneft files a suit against Gazprom seeking access to Sakhalin-II pipelineRosneft has filed a lawsuit against Sakhalin Energy (with Gazprom being the majority shareholder) in which it demands access to the Sakhalin-II gas pipeline, RIA Novosti reports on Monday.16:08 07.07.2014
Moscow court mitigates sentence for Africans convicted of $26.5 mln fraudThe Moscow City Court mitigated the sentence to three Africans convicted of embezzling a minimum of 900 million rubles ($26.5 million) from foreign commercial enterprises under the guise of famous Russian companies, according to the court’s press office.14:22 25.06.2014