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The Motley Fool December 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Shell Game Someone's playing "hide the oil company." Investors in Russia this week can be forgiven for thinking they're playing against the house in a rigged game of chance. Because they are. And it is.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Coming to America (to Die) Russia's oil giant Yukos declares bankruptcy here, not there.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rich Smith	YUKOS' Hollow Victory The Russian company wins a legal skirmish. The trick will be to figure out how to legally require a sovereign nation like Russia to agree to international arbitration of an internal (albeit possibly illegal) tax claim against one of its own domestic companies.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Jason Bush	The Bigger Gazprom Grows, the Further Russia Backslides Yugansk, the main production subsidiary of the troubled Russian oil company Yukos, looks almost certain to be acquired by Gazprom, Russia's giant state-dominated gas concern. If the deal goes through, serious market reform is endangered.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Jason Bush	Underwriting Putin's Oil Lured by future fees, Western banks are funding the Kremlin's energy deals.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	A New Blow To Investors In Russia Russian oil company Yukos is about to be financially destroyed
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	Total Makes A Move In Russia's Oil Patch French oil giant Total has bought about 25% of Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer, for an estimated price of $1 billion.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Rich Smith	Russia Combines Oil and Gas Gazprom and Rosneft will merge and trade freely, but rather than being tempted to buy into the rapidly appreciating Gazprom, investors should consider sitting this oil rush out.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Gazprom Date Putin takes another step forward in bringing more of Russia's energy assets under government control. From the looks of it, Gazprom is getting a good deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Gas Giant Gets Collective President Putin's vision of the "dictatorship of law" is taking shape step by step -- in the form of natural gas giant Gazprom. Energy, telecom, banking, media: slowly but surely, Gazprom is controlling more and more elements of the Russian economy.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS' Slippery Situation The world's fourth-largest oil company teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Is it all for governmental revenge?
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Jason Bush	The Great Russian Deal Bazaar Never mind Yukos. As equities soar, bankers flock to Moscow.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Jason Bush	The Yank Caught in Yukos' Nightmare The job of rescuing the Russian oil giant has fallen to an American who arrived in Moscow just over a year ago. Now, CEO Steven Theede has a thankless job: Trying to hold the company together.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Death and Taxes in Russia Fateful words. Over the past month, Russia's tax police have been very busy, "discovering" huge arrears in taxes owed for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Total tax demands on YUKOS now stand at roughly $25 billion.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS: From Dismal to Worse The Russian government claims it doesn't want to take down YUKOS, but that's what it's doing.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 Rich Smith	VimpelCom Calls in the Cavalry Investors in the Russian telecom should be reassured by the nine-fold reduction in their company's tax assessment. It's strong evidence that their company, at least, does have some friends in the Kremlin.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2008 David Lee Smith	Russia's At It Again Western companies doing business in Russia must deal with government interference. Last week, Russian police visited the offices of TNK-BP, a joint venture between U.K.-based oil giant BP and a pair of Russian companies.
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Reed & Bush	A Gusher For Big Oil Is Drying Up It's a new world for oil companies. Western giants used to have easy pickings in Russia. Now Moscow is taking a harder line.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 J. Bush & W. Zellner	Russia: So Much For The Oil Giants' Next Frontier For global oil companies desperate to replace their dwindling reserves, Russia is increasingly tipped as the next frontier.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Russia: Bigger Than Big Oil Our former foe quietly surpasses Saudi Arabia's oil output, while U.S. production dwindles.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Taxing Quarter It looks like 29% of revenues go directly to the state treasury before pre-tax profits are even calculated. While that may not make Lukoil or its investors very happy, it makes Russian oil analysts' jobs a whole lot easier.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Jason Bush	Cracks In The Kremlin A messy battle over the control of oil assets is the latest sign that Putin's administration is in disarray.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Jason Bush	What's Holding Back A Flood Of Russian Oil If Russia is pumping so much crude, why does oil cost $60 a barrel? One reason is that Russia's oil boom has been followed by a dramatic crunch.
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Jason Bush	The Kremlin's Big Squeeze A BP venture is the latest target as Moscow muscles in on producers.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Jason Bush	Getting Past Yukos At a time when oil prices are spiking and new fields are scarce, the global oil companies are looking hungrily at Russia despite the Putin vs. Yukos debacle.
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Jason Bush	The Kinks In Russia's Oil Pipeline If Yukos is dismembered, the surviving private companies are bound to think twice before investing. Global oil markets -- and Russia -- would suffer as a result.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Playing the Russian Shell Game It's win a ruble if you can find it for Royal Dutch/Shell in its latest gas deal. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004	Yukos' Troubles Hit Russia's Market Russia's stock market has nosedived amid growing fears that Yukos, Russia's largest oil company by market capitalization, is on the brink of bankruptcy.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	ConocoPhillips Looks East The oil and gas company is rumored to be preparing a big investment in Russia's Lukoil.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Brian Gorman	ConocoPhillips Loves Russia The oil and gas company's courting of Lukoil may be for naught, but it has little choice.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Bigger Than LUKOIL? Watch for the emergence of a new Russian state oil company that could make some waves. The new company would be larger than publicly traded energy giants such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and BP.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Russia: We Don't Need the West Anymore Did the Russian government muscle Shell out of Sakhalin? Here is a look at the $7.5 billion sale and the long-term implications if Russia disregards Western investment.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Rich Smith	Gazprom Outsources Altruism Although having negotiated a production sharing agreement with the Russian government guaranteeing Exxon the right to sell to whom it chose, at the best price on offer, the Kremlin and Gazprom are not standing by that arrangement.
BusinessWeek August 12, 2010 Anna Shiryaevskaya	Gazprom's Delays Cast Doubt on Putin's Goals Vladimir Putin boldly declared that Russia would expand its energy industry to become a global supplier of natural gas. Now, two main factors have caused Gazprom to postpone export projects.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2009 David Lee Smith	Will Russia's Squabble Affect You? Yet again, Russia and Ukraine are at crossed swords in a gas-pricing dispute.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Jason Bush	Can Gazprom Keep the Gas On? Critics say that Russia's energy titan's erratic performance is more a result of poor management than political maneuvering. CEO Alexei Miller's promised progress.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2004 Bill Mann	Deconstructing YUKOS Consider what happened with YUKOS. It's important to consider a country's political stability and property rights when you invest overseas. Just remember, your rights may not be protected.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Jack Ewing	The Lines That Bind Germany gets 45% of its gas from Russian company Gazprom, and a new pipeline joint venture is planned. The cozy ties could spell trouble.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Bush & Bianco	Why Russians Love Gazprom--No Matter What The World Thinks The 800-lb. gorilla of gas is central to Putin's popularity and Russia's new swagger on the world stage.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Jason Bush in Moscow	Russia's Stock Market Is Full of Gas With prices up and fear of Kremlin meddling in business fading, investors are pouring into Russian stocks. Will it last?
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	BP Dances With Bears Russia is likely to use its newfound energy muscle to boost its status and power in the world community. For smart investors, it likely means that BP becomes slightly less compelling as an energy investment.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Jason Bush	China And India: A Rage For Oil Asia's other emerging powerhouse, India, is just as hungry for oil and resources as China. Beijing has the upper hand now. But Moscow is old friends with Delhi.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Jason Bush	Oil: What's Russia Really Sitting On? As more Russian oil becomes recoverable, reserve estimates are skyrocketing. Recently revised estimates pushed its total proven oil reserves to 69.1 billion barrels, up from 45 billion bbl. in 2001. And that may just scratch the surface of its real potential.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Toby Shute	Gazprom: Nothing but Trouble The Russian gas monopoly does big business, but that doesn't translate to big returns.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Jason Bush	Murky Deals At Gazprom Russia may let foreigners buy in. But is something amiss at Russia's biggest company, gas giant Gazprom?
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004	Yukos: The Moment Of Reckoning Tax and loan bills for Russia's second-largest oil company are now past due. How will Putin choose to wield his ax?
The Motley Fool July 3, 2008 David Lee Smith	Will Exxon Get Chopped in Russia? ExxonMobil could be destined to suffer the same fate in Russia as Royal Dutch Shell and BP; the ultimate direction of the company's Sakhalin-1 project is depend on the mood of the nation's government and of giant natural gas producer-distributor Gazprom.
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