Oilandgasonline.com, April 23, 2019: Cumulative production at the West Qurna-2 field has reached 100 million tons of oil as part of successful implementation of Phase 1 of the project. With 184 wells drilled at the field, the average daily production rate is 400,000 barrels. To manage the field's production, LUKOIL uses the intelligent field concept which allows to control and adjust where necessary the production indicators in real-time.  Read more...

Dailypioneer.com, April 25, 2019: In an attempt to fulfill the aspirations of the Indo-Russian business fraternity, the first ever national level participation in the sixth edition of the Irkutsk International Trade Fair, Irkutsk, Russia (August 21 to 24, 2019) is being organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) at the Irkutsk Exhibition Complex in Russia. The event aims to carry forward the momentum to further strengthen the bilateral trade relations and provide an excellent business platform to the Indian companies in Russia's untapped Balkan region. The event will feature bonhomie of the people of Russia towards Indian products as they have a special place in their hearts. Significantly, the event will be visited by the companies from main cities of Siberia, Russia and India's neighboring countries like China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belorussia and so on.  Read more...

Tass.com, April 25, 2019: The Russian regions will hold a  road show in Finland(Helsinki, Vantaa, Lahti, and Espoo) on 23-24 May 2019. Participants in the event will have an opportunity to learn about the advanced technologies of Finland in such sectors as waste processing, renewable energy, a closed-loop economy, and smart cities. "Russian-Finnish relations have long-standing historical roots and are a vivid example of successful regional cooperation. Finland is a strategic partner of Russia in the modernization of a number of industries and an important trade and economic counterparty.  Read more...

Iraqinews.com, April 25, 2019: Iraq and Russia signed on Thursday a series of agreements in 16 different fields including trade, and agreed to facilitate investment and trade cooperation. A statement by the office of Iraqi foreign minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, quoted by SNG website, said Hakim, along with Russian deputy foreign minister Yuri Borisov, singed in Baghdad the minute of the eighth meeting of the joint committee of both countries.  Read more...

Plenglish.com, April 24, 2019: The Cuban Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies (Aenta) highlighted Wednesday the signing of a protocol of talks between Cuba and Russia to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The agreement was signed between the First Deputy Minister of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Fernando Gonzalez, and the International Business Director of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, Boris Arseev.   Read more...

Tass.com, April 25, 2019: Russian state-run oil company Rosneft is interested in organizing supplies of jet fuel from the Indian oil refinery in the city of Vadinar to the airports in the country, said the head of Rosneft-Aero, Kirill Molodenkov. Rosneft Aero is a subsidiary of Rosneft, which sells jet fuel produced at 9 Rosneft refineries. "This market (of India) is interesting for us, we consider it promising. Experts estimate the growth of consumption in this market differently, but taking into account the population growth, its mobility, the Indian market could be interesting," he said.  Read more...

Ogj.com, April 24, 2019: PetroNeft Resources PLC, Dublin, said state approval of reserves estimates for Cheremshanskoye oil field in West Siberia allows it to evaluate development options. The estimates follow testing of the C-4 appraisal well on License 67 in the Tomsk region ( OGJ Online, Aug. 29, 2018). Gross explored (C1) and estimated (C2) reserves total 19.26 million bbl in the Upper Jurassic J1 and Lower Jurassic J14 intervals. PetroNeft said the estimates do not reflect full Jurassic potential of the 46-sq-km structure with four-way dip closure in the southern part of the license.  Read more...

Af.reuters.com, April 24, 2019: Russia's Novatek has officially launched its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant as it aims to expand further in the frozen gas trade, the company's Chief Executive Leonid Mikhelson said on Wednesday. Russia, one of the world's top gas producers, aims to be a major player in LNG and to export as much as one of the global leaders in the market, Qatar. So far, Russia has two LNG plants in operation: Gazprom-led Sakhalin-2 on the Far East and Novatek's Yamal LNG, on the Arctic Yamal peninsula.  Read more...

Marketwatch.com, April 24, 2019: In the period from April 23 to April 27, 2019, with the assistance of the Far East Agency for Investment Promotion and Export (ANO API), the business mission of the Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods, CP Foods in Primorye and Khabarovsk Krai is held general acquaintance with regions, agricultural companies and existing facilities to study the implementation of joint projects. The delegation included President of CP Foods Russia Bury Shrin, Vice President of CP Foods Thailand for business planning Charadsuksavad Virot, Vice President of CP Foods Thailand for poultry farming Fonsuvan Dithadanai, Vice President of CPI Foods Thailand Oa-Amornvanit Pavalit, Advisor to Vice President of CP Foods Thailand for the pig production business of Tretipskul Chanut and others.  Read more...

Global.chinadaily.com.cn, April 25, 2019: Aeroflot-Russian Airlines will launch more direct flights between China and Russia as a result of increasing passengers traveling between the two countries. Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot currently operates direct daily flights connecting Moscow and four Chinese cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The airline last year transported nearly 1.4 million passengers between Russia and China, a rough growth of 5-7 percent year-on-year, according to the airline.  Read more...

En.admtyumen.ru, April 24, 2019: The Agency for Tourism and Promotion of the Tyumen Region and Olympia-Reisen-Sibir (a large travel company) have concluded a cooperation agreement. "The Tyumen region follows Russian travel trends and its active and agile approach makes it stand out among other regions", - said in his conversation with journalists Victor Dann, Director General of Olympia-Reisen-Sibir. He believes that Russian tourism has developed into a new independent branch of economy. It is confirmed by a decree of President Vladimir Putin, according to which tourism industry is governed by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.  Read more...

Menafn.com, April 25, 2019: Land of Fire has welcomed more than 610,800 people from 157 countries of the world since the beginning of this year. As usual, tourists from Russia lead among other nationals visiting Azerbaijan. Chairman of the State Agency for Tourism Fuad Nagiyev has noted that last year, more than 670,000 Russian tourists visited Azerbaijan, and in the firstthree months of 2019,theirnumber exceeded 167,000 people. Nagiyev said that in order to attract tourists from Russia to Azerbaijan, it is necessary to carry out active work not only in the center of this country, but also in the regions.  Read more...

Azernews.az, April 23, 2019: Schneider Electric, a global expert in energy management and automation, has announced the opening of an office in Uzbekistan. Now, a representative office of the company will operate in Tashkent, where a project for assembling high-voltage and low-voltage switchboard equipment at the production site of IE Energo System NVA LLC has been implemented jointly with partners. A business conference was timed to the event. Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry of Uzbekistan Botir Usmonov and French Ambassador Violaine de Villemeur shared their vision of the digital development of the country.  Read more...

Vesti.uz, 25 Апреля, 2019: В 7,5 раза - до 1,35 миллиарда рублей - выросли по сравнению с 2017 годом поставки российской сельхозтехники в Узбекистан, сообщает «Росспецмаш». Заводы РФ отправляют в Узбекистан сельхозмашины, строительно-дорожная технику, а кроме того - участвуют в переоборудовании предприятий республики. Свою продукцию россияне - «Ростсельмаш», Петербургский тракторный завод и «Пегас-Агро»-  представили в рамках проходящей в Ташкенте промышленной выставки Expo-Russia Uzbekistan 2019.  Read more...