Naftogaz hires Norwegian law firm for arbitration with GazpromAccording to the Ukrainian state procurement registry update posted on Wednesday, Naftogaz has enlisted lawyers from the Norwegian Wikborg, Rein & Co. firm for the upcoming litigation with Russian gas monopoly, Gazprom.13:11 28.05.2014
Dutch police arrest Greenpeace activists blocking Gazprom oil rigThe Dutch police have arrested 30 Greenpeace activists for blocking the Saturn oil rig chartered by Russia’s Gazprom Neft at the Dutch port of Ijmuiden, the environmental group reported on Tuesday.16:42 27.05.2014
Gazprom subsidiary alleges fraud in $43-million project in VenezuelaGazprom Latin America Servicios C.A. (Gazprom), the world's biggest natural gas producer’s subsidiary, alleges fraudulent conduct during the construction and installation of a natural gas compression plant in Venezuela estimated at $43 million.10:41 27.05.2014
Ukrainian government greenlights pre-arbitration arrangements against GazpromThe Ukrainian government has instructed Naftogaz and the Energy Ministry to hire attorneys to represent them during the arbitration proceedings against Gazprom, according to a statement on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website.13:56 26.05.2014
Olympic state corporation’s $97 mln lawsuit against Gazprom to be heard on July 9The Moscow Commercial Court will consider a lawsuit filed by state building corporation Olympstroy demanding 3,376 billion rubles ($97 million) from Russian gas giant Gazprom on July 9, the court’s spokesperson told RAPSI.12:54 19.05.2014
Olympic state corporation sues Gazprom for $96 millionThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit filed by state building corporation Olympstroy demanding 3,376 billion rubles ($96 million) from Russian gas giant Gazprom, according to the court’s website.16:53 12.05.2014
Ukraine to sue Gazprom over gas pricesUkrainian government has decided file a lawsuit against Russian gas giant Gazprom, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told journalists Monday.18:01 28.04.2014
US may adopt sanctions against Rosneft and Gazprom CEOs - reportThe United States is weighing sanctions against Rosneft President and CEO Igor Sechin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, The New York Times writes citing US officials.09:52 28.04.2014
Ukraine seeks Stockholm arbitration to contest Russian gas pricesUkraine’s Energy Ministry plans to file an application with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce to review the country’s natural gas contracts with Russia, Energy MinisterYuri Prodan told reporters Friday.12:34 11.04.2014
Amicable agreement with Gazprom possible, Lithuania saysAn amicable agreement between Lithuania and Gazprom in a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is possible if the terms of the agreement are better than the expected outcome of the arbitration, Nerijus Udrenas, the chief advisor on economic and social policy to the Lithuanian president said in an interview with radio station Ziniu radijas.15:36 11.02.2014
Lietuvos Dujos shareholders vote to initiate arbitration against GazpromShareholders of Lithuanian gas giant Lietvuvos Dujos voted at a meeting Thursday to initiate arbitration proceedings against Gazprom, with their sights set on reducing gas prices, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry announced in a statement.16:23 30.01.2014
Lietuvos Dujos shareholders to consider legal action against GazpromShareholders of Lithuanian gas giant Lietvuvos Dujos will consider on January 30 the Lithuanian Energy Ministry’s proposal to initiate arbitration proceedings against Russia’s Gazprom over gas prices, the company announced on Thursday through the Vilnius Stock Exchange Information Network.14:32 09.01.2014
Greenpeace requests inquiry into Arctic oil productionGreenpeace Russia has filed a request with the Prosecutor General’s Office to look into the validity of oil production on Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya oil rig.11:58 24.12.2013
Law ending Gazprom's gas export monopoly enters into forceRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a landmark law breaking state-owned Gazprom’s monopoly on gas exports.15:58 02.12.2013
Serbian police detain head of Gazrpom Neft refinerySerbian police on Wednesday detained one of the directors of Russian Gazprom Neft subsidiary Pancevo Oil Refinery.11:39 14.11.2013
Rusal Russia’s most transparent company – TITransparency International has put United Company Rusal, a Moscow-based aluminum producer, on top of Russia’s list of its 52-page report, Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing Emerging Market Multinationals.11:52 17.10.2013
BMW loses Moscow court action over G-Drive brandThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a claim filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG) contesting the Russian patent regulator’s decision to grant legal protection to G-Drive brand registered by Russia’s major oil producer Gazprom neft, RAPSI learned in the courtroom Friday.16:06 11.10.2013
Moscow court declares Hermitage Capital CEO's prosecution lawfulThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on Tuesday rejected the appeals of Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder’s defense against the initiation of criminal case against him.10:07 08.10.2013
The fate of Greenpeace activists to be decided once seized ship docks in MurmanskA decision on whether there will be any legal repercussions for Greenpeace activists that endeavored to board a Russian oil rig will be made after their ship - the Arctic Sunrise - arrives in Murmansk, a Federal Security Service (FSB) representative told RIA Novosti Friday11:30 20.09.2013
First arrest made in Gazprom shareholder embezzlement investigationMoscow's Lefortovsky District Court ordered the detention Wednesday of Oleg Novak, one of seven men arrested this week on suspicion of having embezzled Gazprom shares.15:46 18.09.2013