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.
The reason is new environmental standards, which come into force on January 1.
The company is betting not only on oil, but also on gas.
Rosneft filed a second lawsuit against AFK Sistema. The value of Sistema's assets, which can be arrested on two claims, exceeded 315 billion rubles. This exceeds by 40 billion their market price.
The oil company filed a new lawsuit against the AFC for 132 billion rubles.
Many wealthy gentlemen in Russia can still earn money, but they do not want to live any more. And they keep the suitcases with cash ready.
The market reacted negatively to Igor Sechin's brotherly financial assistance.
The company proposes to return to the idea of an oil pipeline to Indiga.
The Venezuelan partner of Rosneft - PDVSA - can not pay its debts.
Sberbank CIB experts were skeptical about the company's strategy.
The Russian company will pay Erbil up to $400 million for the conclusion of the production sharing agreement.
The budget profit from the sale of 19.5% of Rosneft is exceeded by the tax benefits for the oil company by 700 billion rubles.
The company wants to increase shipments to China.
Gerhard Schröder, the former German Chancellor and the head of the Nord Stream AG shareholders committee has been nominated to the board of directors of Rosneft, he said at a press conference following the company's extraordinary general meeting, according to Interfax.
The new head of the Rosneft security service has written a statement to the Russian Interior Ministry, demanding to punish unknown people who spread libels about him in the Internet.
Chinese trader CEFC can buy a 5% stake in En+ during the company's IPO.
In addition to the proceeds from the sale of shares, they have already received 174 million euros of dividends and can receive more.
Entire Russia will have to fill up the order portfolio of the new Far Eastern "super shipyard".
Monopoly on the export of Russian gas belongs to Gazprom, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said.
Rosneft and Statoil will produce high-viscosity oil.
The Indian company refused to buy five more deposits in Siberia from Rosneft .
The federal budget will again lose hundreds of billions of rubles from the mineral state corporations that make up the Russian economy, where the state's share has risen from 30% to 70% over 10 years.
Washington is preparing for the possible Rosneft's control over the Venezuelan Citgo, which processes 5% of all US crude oil.
Negotiations with banks on refinancing a loan are threatened because of the anti-Russian sanctions.
AFK Sistema will appeal against the decision of the court to recover almost 136.3 billion rubles in favor of Rosneft. But in the event of a final loss, it will have to pay. Does the company of billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov have such money?
AFK Sistema must pay Rosneft 136 billion rubles. The court's decision has a fateful negative impact on the Russian economy, Sistema believes.
Positions of Igor Sechin, Vyacheslav Volodin and Arkady Rotenberg as the president's close associates may weaken after the elections of 2018. Dmitry Medvedev has the most stable position, a new report by "Minchenko Consulting" says.
Gerhard Schröder has both political and long-term business relations with Russia, which the German leadership does not like.