Monthly Archives: September 2009

About Face

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Tim Newman

April 2008: Russian state-controlled giants Gazprom and Rosneft have been handed monopoly rights to all hydrocarbon developments on the Russian shelf, Natural resources Minister Yuri Trutnev has confirmed. September 2009: Russia will consider relaxing laws regulating foreign participation in offshore … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil & Gas, Russia | 1 Comment

Barclays Idiocy, Part 187

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Tim Newman

Finally, after 3 years of trying, I am getting shot of Barclays bank who for the past 13 years have handled all my banking matters.  When I was in the UK they were fine, but when I transferred to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Customer Service | 6 Comments

Gazprom In Charge

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Tim Newman

It has now been just over two years since Gazprom assumed majority ownership of the Sakhalin II project, forcing Shell to concede its majority share whilst retaining operatorship and overall management of the development. So what has changed since then? Lots.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil & Gas, Sakhalin | 2 Comments