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<title>Nuclear power industry executive first appointed RF energy minister</title>
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The former president of CJSC "Atomstroyexport", Sergey Shmatko has been appointed energy minister of the Russian Federation.  In recent years, CJSC "Atomstroyexport" has m...</description>
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<title>Igor Sechin to take charge of Russia's industry</title>
<description>Igor Sechin to take charge of Russia's industry Vladimir Putin has announced the composition of the new RF Government. The former presidential aid Igor Shuvalov and former prime minister Vikt...</description>
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<title>Oil and gas producers to attend Standartneftegaz-2008 conference on May 20</title>
<description>On May 20, the Moscow hotel of Radisson Slavyanskaya will host the international conference "Oil and Gas Equipment Standardization" (STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008). The conference will focus on moder...</description>
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<title>VNIIGAZ to develop GOST R for gas field development</title>
<description>The state standard  GOST R 1.2.023-1.027.08 "Development of gas and gas condensate fields. Technical requirements for development processes" will be developed by LLC "VNIIGAZ" in 2009. ...</description>
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<title>Vagit Alekperov urges to bring down oil country tubular goods prices</title>
<description>President of OJSC "NK "LUKOIL" Vagit Alekperov said in an interview to Vedomosti daily, "Unfortunately, today we and our colleagues including those from oil-richest countries face another problem...</description>
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<title>StatoilHydro concerned over interpretation of its role in Shtokman project</title>
<description>Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro has issued a press release to express its concern about information from some mass media regarding  its role in Shtokman gas condensate project and the ...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:24:24 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>OMK, TMK and ChTPZ reduced oil country tubular goods production</title>
<description>According to the January-April results, Russian pipe manufacturers OMK, TMK and ChTPZ reduced their production.  Vyksunsky Metal Plant (member of OMK) produced 499,27 thousand tons of pipes o...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:23:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vladimir Putin spoke about tax burden on oil companies in State Duma today</title>
<description>Vladimir Putin said at the plenary meeting in the State Duma today, "To stimulate oil production and processing, the time is right to decide on reduction of tax burden on this sector of the econo...</description>
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<title>Statement by Coordinating Council of Oil and Gas Equipment Users</title>
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COORDINATING COUNCIL OF OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT USERS 
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<title>Schlumberger's strategic development director to take part in STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008</title>
<description>Strategic development director of the world's major oilfield services provider Schlumberger will take part in the conference "Oil and Gas Equipment Standardization" (STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008...</description>
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<title>Equipment made by oil and gas equipment manufacturers to be demonstrated on Red Square on May 9</title>
<description>For the first time since 1990, advanced domestic combat vehicles will parade through the Red Square on May 9. Muscovites will see tanks Ò-50 built by Uralvagonzavod (member of the Association of ...</description>
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<title>Gazprom urged to hire foreign contractors</title>
<description>OJSC "Gazprom" will be developing the large Shtokman  field jointly with StatoilHydro (Norway) and Total (France). According to analysts, Total is still demonstrating loyalty to the Russian ...</description>
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<title>Elena Loginova: Large oil and gas industry community emerging in Runet</title>
<description>General director of Informresursprom Company and vice president of the Association of Oil and Gas Equipment Manufacturers, Elena Loginova has announced a plan to create a large oil and gas indust...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:17:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>May 14: Bashkortostan Hotel to host seminar on equipment supplies to OJSC "Gazprom"</title>
<description>On May 14, Bashkortostan Hotel will host a seminar organized by Gazkomplektimpeks and the Association of Oil and Gas Equipment Manufacturers that will be dedicated to expansion of  Bashkorto...</description>
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<title>Drilling equipment manufacturer National Oilwell Varco for the first time among five top performing U.S. companies</title>
<description>Fortune magazine has published the list of best performing companies. The leader is the U.S.  company Mosaic, the world's second largest fertilizer producer. The second is AK Steel Holding, ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:15:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>SOCAR drilled more than 70,5 kilometers for the year to date</title>
<description>The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) drilled approximately 15 600 meters in April 2008. The meterage includes about 14200 meters of production drilling and 360 meters of explorati...</description>
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<title>Integra-Mash-Servis offers drilling equipment failure prevention system</title>
<description>The service provider and manufacturer Integra-Mash-Servis has offered a packaged solution designed in response to drilling companies' demand for drilling equipment failure prevention in remot...</description>
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<title>Program of conference Oil and Gas Equipment Standardization (STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008)</title>
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Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel, Moscow               &n...</description>
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<title>Gazprom's executive board discusses equipment purchase issues</title>
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The executive board of OJSC "Gazprom" has approved "The Guidelines for improvement of procurement system of OJSC "Gazprom" and decided to prepare and submit materials on procur...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:11:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Sergey Pugachev to tell about standardization status in oil and gas sector</title>
<description>Deputy head of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology Sergey Pugachev will take part in the conference "Oil and Gas Equipment Standardization" (STANDARTNEFTEGAZ-2008) on May 20...</description>
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