October 2021 | ISSUE No. 345 | USRCC Business Newsletter
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LUKOIL and Tatarstan Develop Cooperation
Lukoil.com, October 13, 2021: Vagit Alekperov, President of PJSC LUKOIL, and Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, signed a cooperation agreement today in Moscow. The parties intend to jointly develop upstream and downstream projects, production infrastructure, and public amenities. Read more...
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Gazprom and Russian Government Sign Agreement of Intent on Hydrogen Energy
Gazprom.com, October 13, 2021: Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Aksyutin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee – Head of Department at Gazprom, today signed at Russian Energy Week International Forum 2021 an Agreement of Intent aimed at advancing the hi-tech area of activity “Development of hydrogen energy and decarbonization of industry and transport on the basis of natural gas” in the Russian Federation. Read more...
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Shell Announces Changes to Executive Committee
Shell.com, October 15, 2021: Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) today announces the appointments of Wael Sawan as Integrated Gas and Renewable and Energy Solutions (R&ES) Director and Zoë Yujnovich as Upstream Director. Both appointments are effective 25th October 2021. Wael, currently Upstream Director, will remain a member of the Executive Committee in his new role and will continue to be based in the Netherlands. He takes over as Integrated Gas and R&ES Director from Maarten Wetselaar, who will leave the company after more than 25 years of distinguished service on 25th October. Maarten will join Cepsa as Chief Executive Officer as of 1st January 2022. Read more...
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ExxonMobil to Build Its First Large-scale Plastic Waste Advanced Recycling Facility
Corporate.exxonmobil.com, October 11, 2021: ExxonMobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, and is expected to start operations by year-end 2022. By recycling plastic waste back into raw materials that can be used to make plastic and other valuable products, the technology could help address the challenge of plastic waste in the environment. Read more...
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Igor Sechin and Bernard Looney Hold a Meeting
Rogtecmagazine.com, October 14, 2021: During the Russian Energy Week-2021 (REW), a meeting was held between Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, and Bernard Looney, Chief Executive Officer of BP. The parties discussed the prospects of cooperation development, including the possibility of gas supplies to Europe under an export contract between the companies.The parties also discussed possible creation of a joint venture to develop infrastructure for refueling vehicles with natural gas in the Russian Federation. Read more...
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Rosneft Sells 5% Stake in Arctic Oil Project to Commodity Traders
Themoscowtimes.com, October 14, 2021: Russia’s state-controlled oil giant Rosneft has sold a 5% stake in an ambitious Arctic oil project to two commodity trading houses based in Switzerland and Singapore. Rosneft’s mega Vostok Oil project will tap into Russia’s vast hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic north and is set to pump more than 700 million barrels of oil a year by 2030, according to company estimates. Read more...
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Russia to Become Carbon Neutral by 2060
Iintellinews.com, October 15, 2021: Russian President Vladimir Putin set the goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 during comments in his speech at the plenary session of Russia’s Energy Week on October 13. "Russia in practice will strive for carbon neutrality of its economy," he told delegates. "And we set a benchmark for this – no later than 2060." Read more...
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Russian Arctic Zone May Grow into New Energy Generation Center — Senator
Tass.com, October 15, 2021: The Arctic zone’s regions have the potential to become centers for production and further export of new types of energy, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council’s Economic Policy Committee Konstantin Dolgov said on Wednesday. Read more...
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2021 World Oil Awards Winners Honored at Live Houston Gala
Worldoil.com, October 15, 2021: The 2021 World Oil Awards on Thursday evening (Oct. 14) recognized the upstream oil and gas industry’s leading innovations and thought leaders, in a return to the traditional in-person evening event, held at The Houstonian hotel. The evening took on additional significance, as this was the 20th year for the annual event, which was also streamed live online. A packed house saw the best technical innovation that the industry has to offer, including items geared to the digital transformation and sustainability. Read more...
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Package of Measures for Reforming Taxation of Transnational Firms Should Come into Force from 2023 - Siluanov
Interfax.com, October 13, 2021: The Russian government plans to sign an agreement on taxation of transnational companies in 2022, and the whole package of measures for its reform should enter into force from 2023, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a meeting of the administrative office of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Read more...
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Gazprom Neft Ready to Increase Production by 10 Percent
Russiabusinesstoday.com, October 14, 2021: Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Neft, is confident that the oil demand will grow, Russian media reported. Gazprom Neft is ready not only to invest in new projects but also to respond promptly to market needs. There are reserve capacities to increase production, and shut-in wells are gradually being commissioned, but the company will in any case be guided by OPEC + solutions. Read more...
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◾ Houston-Tyumen Sister Cities
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Tyumen State University to Host Master Classes on End 2 End Technologies
Tass.com, October 13, 2021: Tyumen State University will host a series of nationwide master classes devoted to advanced end-to-end technologies, namely creating new materials, computer models, and devices for the Internet of Things (IoT), the university’s press service said on Wednesday. Read more...
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MP: A Huge Number of International Investors Show Interest in Belarus
Eng.belta.by, October 13, 2021: We see an interest among a huge number of international investors in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh said during the roundtable to discuss Belarus' investment attractiveness and the possibilities of the Investor Roadmap online resource in the context of the efforts of the parliamentary working groups on cooperation with the parliaments of foreign states to promote investment," BelTA has learned. Read more...
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Kazakhstan Joins Race to Produce “Green” Hydrogen
Invest.gov.kz, October 9, 2021: German investors intend to establish the production of “green” hydrogen in the Mangystau region. The roadmap for the implementation of the project was signed during a meeting with the President of the German company “SVEVIND” Wolfgang Kropp, organized during the visit of the Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Almas Aidarov to Sweden. Read more...
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Azerbaijan to Build 13 Hydroelectric Power Plants in Liberated Lands
Azernews.az, October 12, 2021: Azerbaijan’s Deputy Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Rauf Hajiyev has said that 13 automatic hydroelectric power plants (HEPPs) will be built in the country’s liberated lands by late 2021, Trend has reported. He made the remarks at the Azerbaijani-German forum on “Sustainable Development of Water Infrastructure in Azerbaijan”, the report added. Read more...
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◾ US-Russia Related News in Russian
◾ Новости недели
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«Северсталь» Поучаствует в Проекте Вакуумного Поезда Hyperloop в США
Vedomosti.ru, Октябрь 14, 2021: «Северсталь» и американская Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) подписали соглашение, предусматривающее поставку стали российской компанией для строительства первого коммерческого прототипа транспортной системы hyperloop, рассказал «Ведомостям» представитель «Северстали». Читать далее...
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«Русал» Спрогнозировал Глобальный Дефицит Алюминия
Kommersant.ru, Октябрь 14, 2021: В этом году дефицит на глобальном рынке алюминия составит 1,5 млн тонн, заявил замглавы компании «Русал» Роман Андрюшин, курирующий сбыт в России, СНГ и Китае. По его прогнозам, в следующем году дефицит увеличится, так как все экономики заявляют о росте спроса на этот металл. Читать далее...
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На Развитие Водородной Энергетики в России Предусмотрено 9 млрд Рублей за Три Года
Tass.ru, Октябрь 15, 2021: Российские власти планируют направить на развитие водородной энергетики в стране в ближайшие три года более 9 млрд рублей. Об этом заявил премьер-министр РФ Михаил Мишустин в пятницу на стратегической сессии по развитию в РФ этого направления. Читать далее...
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Путин Призвал Активно Использовать Северный Морской Путь для Перевозок
1prime.ru, Октябрь 14, 2021: Президент РФ Владимир Путин пригласил иностранных партнеров активно использовать возможности Северного морского пути, чтобы наращивать торговые операции с Европой. Президент РФ заметил, что Россия многое делает для развития маршрута, например, строит объекты инфраструктуры, совершенствует портовое хозяйство. Читать далее...
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"Газпром Нефть" в 2022 Году Планирует Создать Дополнительные Мощности по Добыче Нефти
Gazeta.ru, Октябрь 15, 2021: "Газпром нефть" в 2022 году планирует создать дополнительные мощности по добыче нефти для задела на последующие годы, сообщил глава компании Александр Дюков, выступая в рамках форума "Российская энергетическая неделя". Читать далее...
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