State Could Pull Plug on Rosneft Privatization

Sistema to Sell Russneft for $1.2Bln

(Reuters) – Russian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Sistema said on Friday it had signed a deal to sell its 49 percent stake in oil firm Russneft for $1.2 billion. Sistema said it would sell 25 percent of Russneft to Bradinor Holdings Limited, a company belonging...
SOCAR Starts Talks on DESFA

SOCAR Starts Talks on DESFA

(Reuters) – Azeri state energy company SOCAR said it has started talks with the Greek government on purchasing the country’s natural gas grid operator DESFA, after being the only bidder in a failed tender for the asset sale. “The tender procedure on...