Father of arrested senator suspected of $455 mln gas embezzlement
Raul Arashukov, the father of Russian senator representing Karachay-Cherkess Republic Rauf Arashukov allegedly involved in several murders, is suspected of embezzling natural gas worth over 30 billion rubles ($455 million) from Gazprom company.
Greenpeace lawsuit over Nord Stream 2 project dismissed
The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an office of the international NGO Greenpeace Council against Nord Stream 2 AG.
Greenpeace suit against gas pipeline construction in nature reserve dismissed
The Leningrad Regional Court has granted the construction of a gas pipeline on the territory of the Kurgalsky Nature Reserve.
Russian court upholds repeal of $5 mln compensation for oil spill near Sakhalin coast
The Commercial Court of the Far Eastern District has upheld a ruling of a lower court to repeal collection of 329.1 million rubles (about $5 million) from Rostorg company, an owner of the ship Nadezhda, for damage to environment resulting from an oil spill near the island of Sakhalin.
Gazprom initiates arbitration proceedings against Turkmengaz - report
Russia’s oil giant Gazprom commenced arbitration proceedings in Stockholm against Turkmengaz over the price in a supply contract, Forbes magazine reported on Friday.
Kolomoisky initiates arbitration proceedings against Ukraine over gas supplies
The companies owned by billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky initiated proceedings against Ukraine over gas supplies at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce seeking payment on debt worth about $5 billion.
Russian police arrest alleged gang members over $5.8 mln lost from oil theft
Russian police arrested three alleged members of a criminal gang on charges of oil theft causing at least 300 million rubles ($5.8 million) in damages.
Rosneft loses case against Sakhalin Energy over Sakhalin-II pipeline
The commercial court of the Sakhalin Region dismissed a lawsuit filed by Rosneft against Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. for denial of access to the Sakhalin-II pipeline.
JKX Oil & Gas Plc launches arbitration against Ukraine
UK oil and gas exploration and production company JKX Oil & Gas Plc said it has launched arbitration proceedings against Ukraine under the Energy Charter Treaty, bilateral investment treaties.
Kiev court reaffirms termination of Naftogaz monopoly on gas market
On February 5, the Kiev Administrative Court of Appeals ruled against a motion filed by the government and state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz against the decision to invalidate government resolutions obliging the country’s largest corporate consumers to buy gas exclusively from Naftogaz.
Ukraine's Naftogaz sues Gazprom for cutting gas deliveries
Naftogaz lodged a case with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in October 2014 seeking to review a contract with Gazprom on gas supplies for 2009-2019.
Rosneft's case against sanctions sent to European Court of Justice
A case lodged by state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft which challenges sanctions imposed on it by the EU's European Council over Russia's actions in Ukraine was sent to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg by judges of London's High Court.
Bashneft, LUKOIL win litigation over Trebs and Titov oil fields license
The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has overturned a judgment of the Moscow Commercial Court against Bashneft and LUKOIL over the license for the Trebs and Titov oil fields.
Ukraine accuses LUKOIL of terror financing
The Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, suspects companies of the LUKOIL group and the East European Energy Company (VETEK) of terror financing.
Former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov arrested in absentia - report
Moscow's Basmanny District Court issued an arrest warrant for former CEO of midsized oil producer Bashneft Ural Rakhimov, who is suspected of stealing shares of Bashkir energy companies.
Sechin denies allegations of Rosneft’s involvement in ruble's collapse
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin denies allegations of his company’s involvement in ruble's collapse.
ECHR judgment ordering Russia to pay Yukos 1.9 bln euros becomes final
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced on Tuesday that Russia’s request for referral of the Yukos case to the Grand Chamber has been rejected.
Bashneft, LUKOIL file appeals over license for Trebs and Titov oil fields
Bahsneft and LUKOIL have filed appeals against the court ruling which revoked the license for the Trebs and Titov oil fields held by their joint venture.
Russia's Rosneft relies on nine pleas in support of its claim in ECJ
Rosneft oil company relies on nine pleas in support of its application lodged with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over sanctions imposed on it among a number of other Russian entities, according to court records.
Transneft subsidiary appeals Ukrainian court order seizing part of its pipeline
A division of Russia's Transneft filed an appeal with the Supreme Commercial Court of Ukraine against a Rivne Regional Commercial Court ruling, that says the ‘Samara–Western Direction’ section of its pipeline through Ukraine must be nationalized, Transneft announced on Wednesday.