Energy in Russia

Beijing hopes Putin visit will sort out gas deal

30 May 2012

Ahead of next week's visit to China by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Beijing says it expects a breakthrough in stalled negotiations with Moscow for a massive natural gas project.

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China Gas eyes 82pc sales increase and budgets HK$2b for expansion

25 Jul 2008

Piped gas distributor China Gas Holdings aims to raise its gas-sales volume by up to 81.8 per cent this financial year and plans to plough HK$2 billion into expansion.

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Row may stall Russian gas supply

11 Jul 2007

A top Russian energy official warned yesterday in Beijing that scheduled exports of natural gas to the mainland might be delayed if companies from both countries could not agree on pricing for two...

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Pipeline promises

29 Jun 2007

Russia has by far the world's biggest proven reserves of natural gas. Much of this 'clean' energy is close to Asia, particularly China, where demand is rising fast for carbon fuels that are less...

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FYI: Gazprom has been in the news a great deal lately. What is it?

11 Feb 2007

No, not a high-school dance in Texas; that would be Oilprom. Rather, it's the world's biggest extractor of natural gas, part-owned by the Kremlin and now very much part of Russia's foreign-policy...

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Belarus reluctantly signs new gas deal with Russia

2 Jan 2007

Belarus signed a new price deal for Russian gas supplies two minutes before a midnight New Year's Eve deadline, narrowly averting a threatened supply cut that would likely have hit deliveries to...

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Opinion

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

Updated 3:47AM

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Russian power play shows danger of oil politics

Japan has achieved more during peace time through industry, imitation and then innovation than it ever did through aggression to obtain resources. From the ashes of military defeat it grew into...

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Politics at play in China's energy race

Russia seen using delays in projects to get more concessions

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Where energy and politics collide

China pursued its energy security interests on two main fronts this week. One was in talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Building pipelines easier than building trust

If trade dominates China's relations with the United States, its energy needs loom just as large in its strengthening ties with Russia. On that count, at least, the summit this week between...

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'No quarrel' with Russia on Siberian oil pipeline

Beijing, Moscow are on good terms, envoy says, despite last-minute change

Beijing and Moscow have not had any disagreements over an oil pipeline linking Siberia with northeast China,...

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Oil rivalry threatens geopolitical balance

For those who expected a resolution of questions over the fate of the Siberia-to-Daqing oil pipeline when Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov paid a visit to Beijing this week, Mr Kasyanov's...

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