Sentences with phrase «russian oil major»

Judgment has been handed down today by the Court of Appeal in JSCS Tatneft v Bogolyubov & Kolomoisky & Ors, in which the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by Tatneft, a Russian oil major, on all points against a judgment of Picken J late last year in which he had dismissed Tatneft's claims and supporting worldwide freezing injunctions against four well - known Ukrainian businessmen, including Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoysky.

** Russian oil major Rosneft is seeking a stake in Azerbaijan's Absheron gas project, sources close to the talks said, in the latest move that may help it become a competitor of Russia's gas exporter Gazprom.

CEFC said on Sept. 8 it had agreed to buy a 14 percent stake in Russian oil major Rosneft for $ 9 billion from commodity trader Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority.

Not exact matches

AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan's major oil reserves and decade - long economic boom make it an attractive potential partner for the EU, which needs to diversify its energy sources away from a heavy dependence on Russian gas.

A sizable portion of Klein's funds come from the IPOC Group, an international growth fund owned by Russian minister of telecommunications and Putin friend Leonid Reiman; Spectrum Partners, a Moscow - based energy investment firm with major assets in Russian oil and gas; Rosneft, the Russian - government - owned oil and gas giant that is one of Wakefield's largest clients; and other Russian companies.

He has for example acted in long - running litigation arising out of the privatisation of the railways of Kenya and Uganda, represented a European state in a dispute in relation to satellite surveillance services, a German bank in its claims arising out of a major fraud to sell non-existent tickets to the Beijing Olympics, a state oil and gas company in relation to a subsea drilling project in the Caribbean, and for a large Russian bank in a major jurisdictional dispute (VTB v. Nutritek).

Recent experience includes LCIA arbitrations about political risks insurance, major bank loans to Russian entities, and long - term coal supply agreements; an UNCITRAL arbitration about a coal contract price adjustment mechanism; LMAA arbitrations relating to shipbuilding contracts, charterparties, and bills of lading; a FOSFA Board Of Appeal hearing about a contaminated cargo of vegetable oil; and ICC arbitrations about a South American gas field consortium and an East African oil and gas exploration project.

Robert's commercial disputes experience has focused on the energy sector and includes representing a multinational energy company in a $ 150 million ICC arbitration concerning the impact of government - imposed price renegotiation in the coal industry; representing an oil & gas major in a dispute under a long term gas supply agreement in relation to an off - shore West African field; defending a Russian energy infrastructure company in LCIA arbitration proceedings; and advising an oil major on potential claims under a bi-lateral investment treaty related to corruption charges and maltreatment of company officers.

a major Russian oil drilling company in cross-border international litigation in connection with a corporate dispute and the challenge of the world - wide freezing order

Mishcon de Reya's Fraud Defence Group has successfully struck out a High Court claim brought by Russian state - owned oil company PJSC Tatneft against four Ukrainian businessmen over allegations they misappropriated more than US$ 334 million owed from a major oil transaction.

Lukoil has been used as a tool of the Russian government in the past, and it was one of five major Russian oil producers the US banned when former President Barack Obama imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia in 2014 as punishment for its aggression toward neighboring Ukraine.

When coupled with the relatively high levels of unemployment in the Russian oil and gas sector, what this means is that, with many major projects on hold in Russia and CIS states, workers are being tempted to consider positions in regions where skilled workers are in high demand.