Rosneft - Russia's largest oil company (40% Russian and 5% of global oil production). Established in 1991 as Rosneftegas (Rosneft since 1993). Major shareholders as of January 2017 - "Rosneftegas" (60%), BP Russian Investments Limited (19,75%), Glencore and Qatar Investment Authority (19,5%). Capitalisation (January 2017) - 4.2 trillion rubles ($ 70 billion). Headquartered is in Moscow. It is engaged in the extraction, processing and sale of oil and gas. In 2015 oil production amounted to 202.5 million tons, natural gas - 62.5 billion cubic meters. The company's revenue (2015) amounted to 5.15 trillion rubles ($ 80 billion), net profit - 355 billion rubles (5.4 billion dollars). The company's revenue amounted to 4.98 trillion rubles in 2016 (77.2 billion), net profit - 181 billion rubles (2.8 billion dollars). The total number of employees - 250 thousand people. Official site.
Rosneft and Exxon themselves will build a gas pipeline to the future LNG plant.
The prevention of environmental damage from mining on the Arctic shelf can be the involuntary consequence of the decline in oil prices.
The US banned its companies to deal with Volgogradneftemash.
The bank has about 27 billion of uninsured deposits.
The former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is the defendant in the newly discovered case of the murder of the mayor of Nefteyugansk. In an interview with RBC, he spoke about the new claims of investigators and training of politicians independent from the Kremlin.
For the first time since 1999, supporters of Hugo Chavez lost the majority in the Parliament of Venezuela. That shift can affect the economic relations with Russia: the new authorities can review the existing investment projects.
The next hearing on the case on $2 billion will be held in early 2016.
In July, Iran agreed to the lifting of sanctions in exchange for control of its nuclear program. The compromise will open the Iranian market for international investment. Russia will not be able to take advantage of this.
The annual remuneration of the president of Rosneft can exceed 470 million rubles.
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, led the list of the highest-paid CEOs in Russia for the first time, according to Forbes. According to the magazine's assessment, his remuneration in 2014 rose from $25 million to $27 million.
"There are no matches for it in the world anymore," as Russia's Vladimir Putin praised the soybeans about a year ago. After that, there was a decision to increase the soybean harvest in 2020 by three time. RBC finds out who invests into the new agricultural fetish.
The owner of Nordstar Tower, almost half of which is rented by Rosneft, is suing the oil company because of the debt amounting to 620.7 million rubles. Perhaps, the dollar rental rents set up before the crises don't seem fair for the state-owned company anymore.
Igor Sechin prophesied that Russia would become the leader in extraction of "black gold"
How the president of Rosneft I got not what he wanted, but much more.
In 2015, Rosneft can pay almost 27% less in taxes than last year. For the budget it means minus 800 billion rubles, and for Gazprom it is a chance to return the title of the largest taxpayer in the country.
Subsidiary companies that fall under the US sectoral sanctions do not affect the policy, so adding them to the black list is illegal, believes the oil company.
As Forbes found out, the largest transaction in the domestic drilling business interferes with the interests of Igor Sechin.
Rosneft has disclosed the principles of remuneration of its top executives, including the president. Basing on this data, RBC estimated that the total income of Igor Sechin in 2015, excluding dividends, may exceed 600 million rubles.
Rosneft may create a gas subsidiary, Rosneft gaz.
The state company is against giving the competitors an access to the shelf.
The investigators are looking for the traces of 4 billion rubles stolen during the construction of a shipyard
The first peaceful settlement was reached in a years-long conflict.
The conflict over control of the two major oil companies in Ukraine between Kiev and Igor Kolomoisky has provoked a political crisis.
Vladimir Putin has adopted a more critical attitude to the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, reports Bloomberg citing sources. Dissatisfaction of the President was caused by the purchase THK-BP and the issue of bonds that accelerated the "weakening of the ruble."
For the first time in many years an acting governor has been arrested. The head of Sakhalin Oblast Alexander Khoroshavin has been charged for bribery. According to one of the versions, the situation was triggered by the presidential envoy's desire to renew his team and the demonstration of the growing power of siloviki in Russia.
The joint investigation of Vedomosti, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and Le Monde.
Igor Sechin can relocate his subordinates closer to Government House, while staying near the Kremlin himself.