Following 2009 the RTS index grew by 128.6%, its value at closing of trading session on Dec. 31, 2009 amounted to 1 444.61 points. The minimum value of the RTS index - 498.20 points - was recorded on January 23, a maximum value in the past year - 1 486.62 points - the RTS index [...]

20 October, Energy Ministry of Russia held a joint meeting of the Russo-French Committee for the development and implementation of long-term program of cooperation in the field of energy efficiency.
Parties should consider the establishment of Russo-French energy club, which should become a kind of platform for discussion and implementation of joint projects in [...]

Chairman of Gazprom Alexei Miller CEO of GP Srbijagas Dusan Bayatovich today signed a protocol against the Serb part of the project South Stream, according to which, within 30 days of the parties established a joint project company South Stream Serbia AG.
The company will design, build and operate the pipeline section South Stream [...]

OOO Donenergosbyt , OAO Energosbyt Rostovenergo , OAO Nizhnovatomenergosbyt and ZAO NOREM c January 1, 2010 denied the status of the subjects of the wholesale market, the right to participate in the wholesale energy market, as well as excluded from the register of subjects of the wholesale market. The decision was made by the Board [...]

Board of Directors of OAO TGC-14 to approve the proposal of the Director Sergei Vasilchuk the need to develop a long-term investment program for the period 2010-2015. Prior to 1 December this year, the new expanded investment program should be submitted for approval by the Board of Directors, said the official statement of TGC-14.
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Information Unit (part of the investment holding company Finam) held a conference on Media business in crisis: to stay alive. The participants noted that the crisis has affected virtually all media, but faster than others their incomes have begun to restore the online newspaper. They also show better dynamics and the audience, which can [...]

As of October 9, 2009 the total debt of enterprises and organizations at the wholesale and retail electricity markets and power before holding RusHydro for realized electricity and the power of 6 billion 034.68 million rubles.
The size of the debt in the wholesale electricity market increased by 372 159.56 thousand rubles, compared with [...]

JSC Ukrtransnafta ( daughter Naftogaz Ukraine ) during the day to resume pumping oil through the main oil pipeline Druzhba and Odessa-Brody pipeline in normal mode after the resumption of supply of oil pumping stations.
At present, the transmission lines that were damaged due to bad weather, being repairs.
OAO Ukrtransnafta making efforts [...]

Vnesheconombank and Avtodizel (Yaroslavl Engine Plant, JAMZ) entered into a loan agreement that VEB will provide Auto diesel credit funds to finance the project on production of a new family of engines YMZ-530 horsepower range with 100-315 hp
The first tranche will be granted after the Auto diesel a number of condition precedents, in [...]

Grain yield in Russia in 2009 is expected to reach 93 million tons, said at a press conference in Moscow Rossiyskogo Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevsky.
According to him, this figure is given in view of weather risk, which this year formed in the Siberian region. In the case of favorable weather conditions, harvest [...]