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Gas pipeline plan given green light by Turkey
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Turkey has given it the go-ahead for the construction of a gas pipeline under the Black Sea, Russia's energy giant Gazprom said.
Hopes fade for survivors of rig disaster
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Rescuers said yesterday it would be a miracle if they found anyone else alive after a drilling rig sank with 67 people on board in the icy seas off Russia's eastern coast.
No longer the same old story
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Following protests and online activity, the Russian media are increasingly reporting the truth. By Jonathan Brown
Why the Russian revolution is being televised at last
Wednesday 14 December 2011
The mass protests over alleged vote-rigging may have signalled the end of propaganda as TV news
Pioneers head east in game's latest gold rush
Wednesday 14 December 2011
From Siberia and the Middle East to China, Rory Smith follows the trail of new money
Poland's Shale Gas dilemma for Europe
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Despite environmental fears, gas finds offer some countries a chance to slash energy costs and loosen dependence on Russia. Mary Dejevsky reports from Krakow
Ukraine court moves not to detain ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko
Wednesday 27 July 2011
A Ukrainian court today dismissed a request by state prosecutors to detain former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, now standing trial for alleged abuse of office.
Gazprom snaps up TNK-BP gas field
Wednesday 02 March 2011
Gazprom has won the rights to the giant Siberian gas field previously owned by a unit of TNK-BP, BP's Russian joint venture.
A difficult balancing act for head of Gazprom
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Alexei Miller has to champion natural gas, while playing down price pressure from alternative supplies, says Sarah Arnott
Mark Dampier: Look East, where streets are still paved with gold
Saturday 08 January 2011
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The supersize skyline: Why 2011 will be the year architecture takes a giant leap upwards
Friday 07 January 2011
From London's 'Cucumber' skyscraper to Norman Foster's space station in the New Mexico desert, buildings dazzling in size and ambition are set to transform the global landscape in 2011.
St Petersburg's tower to the sky fails to get off the ground
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Dreamed up in the heady days of ever-rising oil prices, before the financial crisis struck, it represented the optimism and swagger of the new cash-rich Russia.
World Cup win could be Russian own goal
Saturday 04 December 2010
Investors looking east should continue to be cautious and avoid being caught up in the football hype.
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