MOSCOW, 11-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The “Epic” operation serves as the first phase in a multi-stage infection of the Turla campaign Turla, also known as Snake or Uroburos is one of the most sophisticated ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns. When the first research on … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 5-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosneft announces the close of the deal for the acquisition of land drilling and workover assets of Weatherford in Russia and Venezuela. The closure marks the realization of the agreement signed in July 2014 by Rosneft … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Russia
Tagged Rosneft, Weatherford
MOSCOW, 16-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ROSATOM announces management changes at its mining division: Vadim Jivov is stepping down as President of Uranium One Holding and Uranium One Inc., giving up his operational management responsibilities as his family relocates due to children’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged mining, ROSATOM, Uranium One Holding, Uranium One Inc., Vadim Jivov, Vasily Konstantinov
MOSCOW, 11-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading, global aluminium producer, announces the beginning of Dian-Dian project in the Republic of Guinea. The first stage of the Dian-Dian project involves the construction and … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 10-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Privacy, software updates and car-oriented mobile apps in connected cars are three areas where cybercriminals could potentially launch attacks Kaspersky Lab and IAB, Spain’s leading marketing and digital media company, announce the launch of the First Annual … Read the full press release
VIENNA, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee and Gerhard Roiss, Chief Executive Officer of OMV inked a Shareholders Agreement for the South Stream Austria joint project company. The document was signed in Vienna today during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Russia
Tagged Alexey Miller, Gazprom, Gerhard Roiss, OMV, South Stream Austria
Moscow, Russian Federation, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MegaFon (LSE: MFON), a leading Russian mobile operator (“MegaFon” or the “Company”), today announced its shares have been upgraded to the highest quotation list on the Moscow Exchange following the recent listing reform. Inclusion into this list broadens the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Russia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Dmitry Kononov, MegaFon, Moscow Exchange, Peter Lidov
Moscow, Russia, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, participated in a festive celebration today dedicated to the commissioning of a mining and concentration complex at the Vladimir Grib field. The V.Grib field development … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — LUKOIL Overseas (the Operator of LUKOIL’s overseas upstream projects) has informed Iraq’s Ministry of Oil that it has fulfilled its contractual obligations for first commercial production at West Qurna-2. LUKOIL, the Operator of the West Qurna-2 project, successfully … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia
Tagged Andrey Kuzyaev, Iraq’s Ministry of Oil, LUKOIL, West Qurna-2
Astrakhan – Purovsk (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area) – Тobolsk, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NOVATEK and SIBUR reported to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on completion of a series of projects aimed at creating an integrated technological chain from hydrocarbon production to deep processing in Russia. … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and Transmashholding have agreed that Wärtsilä will sell its 50 per cent share in the joint venture Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company LLC to Transmashholding, the other joint venture party. The divestment of the joint … Read the full press release
Penza, Russia, 02-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A ceremony to open an advanced high-technology plant built with Vnesheconombank’s financial assistance with a capacity of 1.8 million tons of cement per yearwas held in the Nikolsk district of the Penza region. In the attendance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Russia
Tagged Alexandr Ivanov, Anatoly Ballo, Export-Import Bank of China, LLC Asia Cement, VasilyBochkarev
MOSCOW, 02-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Every year more and more children go online. Most parents are perfectly aware that there are sites that contain pornography, show images of violence, promote drug-taking, and show other undesirable content. However, not every parent can … Read the full press release
Paris, 27-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Total signed today an agreement with Lukoil creating a joint venture (JV) to explore and develop the tight oil potential of the Bazhenov play in Western Siberia. Total will hold 49% of the JV and Lukoil … Read the full press release
The agreement involves a reduction in supply prices and an important change in the price indexation to fully align it with the market. In addition, in 2014 Eni’s ability to recover gas pre-paid under “take or pay” clauses will be … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Zhou Jiping, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed today a contract to supply pipeline gas from Russia to China via the eastern route. The parties signed the document in the presence of Russian President … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rostelecom OJSC (MOEX: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY), Russia’s national telecommunications operator, today announces that its Board of Directors has set the date for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”). The Board has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Russia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2, Europe Square, Moscow, Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre, Rostelecom OJSC
Moscow, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading, global aluminium producer, announces the signing of an exclusive three-year service contract with OJSC Freight One for the export of finished products in covered wagons. … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Internet Security for Android earned top marks in the independent testing of mobile security products conducted by AV-Test in March 2014. Kaspersky Lab’s solution successfully blocked all threats and its performance received the highest rating from … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Russia, Security & Safety, Technology
Budapest, Hungary, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Witnessing cyberthreats expanding and becoming more complicated each year, Kaspersky Lab pays special attention to sharing expertise. On April 20-24 within Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa held in Budapest, … Read the full press release
The companies have signed a number of agreements for construction and long-term operation of the vessels for Sakhalin-2 project Moscow, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At an official ceremony in Moscow, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) and Sovcomflot Shelf (SCF … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GMCS, a member of MAYKOR, has successfully passed the certification for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, conducted by leading experts of Microsoft Business Solutions. GMCS specialists have demonstrated a high level of functional knowledge, technology and mobile … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ROSATOM and MMC Norilsk Nickel have signed a cooperation agreement on social and economic development of Zabaikalskiy region. The top-priority items of the agreement refer to the growth of the mining sector of the region. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged MMC Norilsk Nickel, ROSATOM, Vladimir Potanin, Zabaikalskiy region
PARIS, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Societe Generale announces the acquisition of 7 % of Rosbank’s share capital from Interros group, raising its stake to 99.4 %, in line with its strategy of building up the Group’s stake in Rosbank. This transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management, Russia
Tagged Interros group, Rosbank, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Societe Generale raised its stake in Rosbank to 99.4%
Moscow, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MegaFon and MegaLabs together with “Imhonet” recommendation service start working on a new project of customized TV in frames of “media portal MegaFon.TV”. With help of Imhonet’s technologies MegaFon will be able to automatically recommend most relevant video content to the users based on analysis of their preferences and … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — LUKOIL has started commercial production at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq today. The official ceremony was attended by Hussain al-Shahristani, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Vagit Alekperov, President of OAO … Read the full press release
Venice, Italy, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The sixth Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Mexico on March 16, 2014 to join Interjet SSJ100 fleet. The aircraft (MNS 95038) was rolled out from SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took off from Venice … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab has announced the results of the latest regional round of its ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’international student conference. The Asia-Pacific and MEA round took place on March 11-13 at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. Fifteen winners of local … Read the full press release
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been ranked in Global Investor / ISF* magazine’s 2014 Sub-Custody Survey, obtaining Top Ranking in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Serbia. PARIS, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This annual survey gives broker-dealers and global custodians the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Croatia, Financial, France, Insurance, Management, Marketing, Media, Romania, Russia, Serbia
Tagged Global Investor, ISFmagazine, Securities, SGSS, SocieteGenerale, survey, Top Ranking for its sub-custody services
Saint Petersburg, Russia, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sovcomflot’s $316-mln project financing transaction is recognized by the international shipping magazine Marine Money as one of the best financial transactions in 2013 and receives “The Project Financing Deal of the Year” award. The 10 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Financial, Russia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged $316m project financing transaction, Atlanticmax type, cargo, Gazprom group, ice-class LNG carrier, ING, KfW IPEX-Bank, long-term charters, Marine Money, Nikolai Kolesnikov, SMBC, Sovcomflot, Sovcomflot award, Velikiy Novgorod, “The Project Financing Deal of the Year”
Walldorf, Germany, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — To meet heavy demand for 4G/LTE connectivity around the world, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced new LTE roaming peering agreements with MTT Russia, Orange and Telenor Global Services. These new relationships demonstrate the strong commitment of SAP Mobile … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Germany, Norway, Russia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G networks, 4G/LTE connectivity, Alexandre Pébereau, Bjoern Iversen, Boyko Anna, LTE roaming, LTE Roaming Exchange Gateway, LTE roaming peering agreement, Michael Van Veen, Mobile World Congress 2014, MTT Russia, Orange, SAP AG, SAP Mobile Services, Scott Malinowski, TelecomAsia, Telenor Global Services
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors took note of the information regarding the Corporate Governance (Behavior) Code and the Corporate Ethics Code effective in Gazprom. The meeting endorsed a new version of the Corporate Ethics Code. The application of this document revealed the need to adjust some of its provisions. … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the Company’s efforts aimed at obtaining and protecting patents for R&D results and technologies. Gazprom pursues a purpose-oriented policy aimed at the effective intellectual property management, while constantly streamlining it in line with the best Russian and international practices. Patent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Law, Management, Russia, Science, Technology
Tagged BIOROS biological product, economic benefit, economic benefits from patents, Gazprom Group's inventions, Gazprom Group's patents, Gazprom Group's R&D results, Gazprom Group's technologies, Gazprom Group’s 1.9 thousand patents, GCU fuel, hydrocarbon pollution, inline inspection pig, intellectual property management, methane-hydrogen mixture, OAO Gazprom, sulfur-asphalt concrete production technologies, sulfur-bitumen production technologie
Sochi, Russia, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sochi hosted today the signing of a memorandum-roadmap between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell. The document envisages the preparation of FEED documentation for the third LNG production train within the Sakhalin II project. “The … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Trading in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) representing Gazprom’s shares started today at the Moscow Exchange. Listing of Gazprom’s ADRs at a Russian stock exchange assures higher demand for these securities and, consequently, the Company’s shares. It is another milestone of Gazprom’s consistent efforts aimed … Read the full press release
The Russian city is well-equipped for the traffic onrush Augsburg, Germany, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN has delivered nine TGS 8×4 chassis for heavy recovery vehicles, which have been put into service in the Russian city of Sochi. With the expansion … Read the full press release
Sochi, Russia, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EP20 locomotives, developed by Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) now make 6 services a day between Moscow and Sochi. The number of services was increased from 4 to 6 for the Winter Olympic Games. The journey takes … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 5-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of OAO LUKOIL approved lists of candidates for election of the Board of Directors and the Audit Commission at the 2014 Annual General Shareholders Meeting. The list of candidates is based … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Russia
Tagged Alexander V. Surkov, Guglielmo Antonio Claudio Moscato, Igor S. Ivanov, Ivan Pictet, Leonid A. Fedun, LUKOIL, LUKOIL 2014 Annual General Shareholders Meeting, LUKOIL Audit Commission, LUKOIL Board of Directors, Mark Mobius, Mikhail B. Maximov, nominees, Pavel A. Suloev, Ravil U. Maganov, Richard H. Matzke, Sergei A. Kochkurov, Sergei A. Mikhailov, Vagit Yu. Alekperov, Valery I. Grayfer, Victor V. Blazheev
Moscow, Russia, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — VTB Group has bought the 2.63% stake in VTB Bank (Belarus) owned by minority shareholders, increasing its stake to 100%. In 2013, VTB bought a 25.95% stake in the bank from the Belarusian government. Senior Vice President Mikhail Yakunin, head of the group’s Financial Subsidiaries … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Russia
Tagged BELARUS, Mikhail Yakunin, stake, VTB, VTB Bank (Belarus), VTB Group
Moscow, Russia, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its programme to develop strategic cooperation with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), VTB Bank has signed a general agreement with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, in which USC is one of the largest shareholders. VTB will provide bank … Read the full press release
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