Russian Words of the Dreary Year
Want to know what words and expressions a panel of linguists chose as Russian words of the year? Pour a stiff one before reading.
The Rasps of Putin’s Political Machine (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s finely tuned gears are rusting over.
Severstal leads steel peers i WWF Russia Top 10 compaies for evirometal trasparecy
December 21, 2018 PAO Severstal (“Severstal”; “the Company”), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, has been rated one of Russia’s Top 10 mining and steel companies for transparent reporting on the enviromental impact of its operations. The rating has been published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) of Russia…
Putin Had a Bad 2018; Next Year Will Be Worse (Op-ed)
Without the emotional highs of re-election and a major sporting event, Putin will face a hard struggle against a completely alienated West next year.
First power unit of Grozny TPP comes onstream
Release December 19, 2018, 17:25 A commissioning ceremony for Power Unit No. 1 of the Grozny Thermal Power Plant (TPP) took place today in Grozny. Taking part in the event were Valery Golubev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Alexander Matovnikov, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, Denis Fyodorov, Director General of Gazprom…
The Glass Is Half Full (Op-ed)
We should fully reject the concept of Western, or liberal, universalism in favor of developmental pluralism.
U.S. To Lift Sanctions From Aluminum Giant Rusal
In April, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Deripaska, Rusal, En+ and other companies in which he owns stakes, citing “malign activities” by Russia.
Rooppur NPP (Bangladesh) is being built according to the schedule
17 December, Moscow – the standby personnel lock was shipped for Rooppur NPP power unit No 1. The personnel lock of one of the main element of the NPP containment and part of the localizing safety systems. In 2018, the specialists have achieved a number of milestones at Rooppur NPP construction site (general designer and…
Rosatom participates in 24th UN climate change conference in Poland
On December 13, 2018 in Katowice (Poland), within the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), a round table of the Russian Federation “Russian investments for development with low greenhouse gas emissions” was held. Event attendees included Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev,…
Ring in the Year of the Yellow Earth Pig
How to welcome the new year the Russian, er, Chinese, er, Russian way.
Sponsored by Rosneft, Gubkin University Launches Educational Course for Employees of Indian Oil and Gas Companies
The Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas has launched an educational course on “Production Intensification and Enhanced Oil Recovery” for employees of Indian oil and gas companies. The training was organized as part of the cooperation agreement in education and training between Rosneft and ONGC Videsh Ltd. as the coordinator of a group…
Photojournalist from Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg wins national photo contest
News from projects and regions December 18, 2018, 14:30 On December 17, 2018, an award ceremony for the Energy of Modern Russia national photography contest took place at the Ministry of Energy in Moscow. The event was attended by Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. The contest was organized by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. The jury included heads of Russia’s leading…
Gazprom Transgaz Moscow takes part in charity event
Background Gazprom Transgaz Moscow is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom that ensures natural gas supplies to consumers in 14 regions of European Russia and gas transit within and beyond the former Soviet Union. It operates over 21,000 kilometers of gas mains, transmitting more than 80 billion cubic meters of gas annually. The company has 25 branch offices, including 17 gas pipeline operation centers, 23 compressor stations, 278 gas compressors, 723 gas…
Rosneft Opens First New-Style Filling Station under BP Brand
The first new compact filling station of the Rosneft-operated BP network has been opened on the Federal Highway M5 Moscow-Ryazan. The new style’s main features are its small size and extended range of cafe products. The compact filling stations are a promising area of development of the BP network in Russia. New stations are designed…
Begin Your ‘Journey to Christmas’
Put on your mittens and wool socks and start enjoying Moscow’s holiday extravaganza.
Trust Is Key to Repairing Ties With Russia (Op-ed)
Russia should show it can be a responsible member of the international community.
Yes, Russia Abused Facebook, But Did It Work? (Op-ed)
It’s still unclear whether the Russian influence campaign worked as intended.
Athletes from Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg win five prizes in snocross race
Background Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. It operates in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. The company is focused on gas and gas condensate production. Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg holds licenses for the development and production of hydrocarbons from the Yamburgskoye and Zapolyarnoye fields and is getting ready for commercial production at the Severo-Kamennomyssky, Kamennomysskoye-Sea, Obsky, Chugoryakhinsky, Tazovsko-Zapolyarny and Yuzhno-Parusovy subsurface areas, as well as the Parusovy,…
Sponsored by Rosneft, Piero della Francesca Exhibition Hosts in Hermitage Museum
Sponsored by Rosneft Oil Company, the state Hermitage Museum hosts the exhibition “Piero della Francesca. Monarch of Painting” encompassing the masterpieces of one of the most prominent masters of the 15th century. The exhibition features 11 paintings of the artist and four manuscripts from art collections of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Britain. The exhibition provides…
Moscow Lights Up for Christmas 2018, in Photos
As Russia gets ready for Christmas and New Year’s both Orthodox and otherwise, the capital lights up with stunning displays of lights, color, fun and food. Here’s a look around Moscow!
Holiday Dazzler
Looking for a Russian-inspired party dazzler that’s easy to make? Look no further.
If Russia Chooses a Different Course, The U.K. Will Respond in Kind (Op-ed)
It will take a long time to build the kind of relationship we want with Russia and it will be difficult.
ROSATOM held workshop on public acceptance of nuclear energy in Mersin
On December 12, ROSATOM organized a workshop on public acceptance of nuclear energy. The event took place in Mersin Museum of Archeology. The workshop welcomed a wide audience of teachers, students, representatives of high educational and environmental institutions, and NGOs. The workshop included presentations given by representatives of ROSATOM enterprises, such as regional center in…
The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) issued Limited Work Permit for the construction of Unit 2 of Akkuyu NPP
The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) has provided Akkuyu NPP, that implements the first nuclear power plant project in Turkey, with a Limited Work Permit for the construction of Unit 2 of Akkuyu NPP The issuance of the Limited Work Permit (LWP) resulted from thorough review and assessment by TAEK of the package of documents…
Moscow’s Frozen Monuments, in Photos
Moscow doesn’t spare anyone or anything from its harsh winters. Here’s a look at some of our favorite statues as the snow comes down.
Gazprom and Itochu sign Memorandum of Understanding on Baltic LNG project
Release December 13, 2018, 17:20 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Yoshihisa Suzuki, President and Chief Operating Officer of Itochu Corporation, took place in St. Petersburg today. In the course of the meeting, Gazprom and Itochu Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Baltic LNG project. With this document, the parties confirmed their interest in potential cooperation in the framework of the…
ROSATOM became a leader of RSPP Sustainable Development Indexes rating
ROSATOM again has become a leader of RSPP (Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) Sustainable Development Indexes rating. These indexes evaluate achievements of companies in sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and reporting. They were provided on December 11 at the expanded sitting of the RSPP Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility and Demographic Policy “Company’s Business…
Russian Rappers Are Giving Up on Putin (Op-ed)
Putin never thought he’d have a problem with Russia’s youth culture.
MH17: In Search of Justice (Op-ed)
Russia’s denials and obfuscation show a lack of respect for the victims’ relatives.
How To Dress Your Russian Holiday Tree
A Russian primer on holiday tree decoration from an expert. No, really.
ROSATOM Launches Batch Production of MOX Fuel for Fast Neutron Reactor
The first serial batch of nuclear fuel assemblies for BN-800 fast neutron reactor with mixed uranium-and-plutonium MOX fuel has successfully passed acceptance commissioning. The fuel pellets are manufactured from a mixture of oxides of depleted uranium accumulated at facilities of TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM, and oxides of plutonium extracted during reprocessing of spent nuclear…
A Final Speech by Lyudmila Alexeyeva
“Appeal to values, historical experience and common sense.”
Severstal, RUSNANO ad Widar Reovables opeed Russia’s first productio of wid turbie towers
December 13, 2018 PAO Severstal (“Severstal”; “the Company”), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, RUSNANO MC and Windar Renovables S.L. have opened the production steel towers for wind-driven power plants. A solemn opening ceremony of the LLC WRS Towers, a joint venture of Severstal, Windar Renovables S.L. and RUSNANO for…
Severstal lauches Techopark to promote cooperatio betwee iovative compaies
December 13, 2018 PAO Severstal, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated steel and mining companies, announces the launch of Severstal Technopark, a facility to enable innovative companies to cooperate and implement and commercialize joint products and technologies. The Technopark’s infrastructure includes a production centre, featuring technically advanced equipment to create new product prototypes. The…
Rosneft and Jeff Monson Wish a Happy New Year to Drivers
Rosneft and Jeff Monson, the famous mixed martial artist nicknamed ‘the Snowman’, send their best wishes to drivers on the oncoming New Year. The famous American fighter with a Russian ID was not only giving useful car-handy winter presents and signing pictures, but also urged drivers to move around the city safely. The world champion…
Painter Isaac Levitan and the Big Screen
Go to the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center to see familiar landscape paintings – and the landscapes themselves – in a totally new way.
The Yellow Vests Aren’t Imported from Russia (Op-ed)
Faced with a version of the Yellow Vests, any nation’s elite must look inward.
On Its 25th Birthday, Russia’s Constitution Is Still Worth Defending (Op-ed)
But if we want to return to the democratic path declared during perestroika, our constitution will need an overhaul.
Rosneft Holds 2nd Seminar on Production Safety
Rosneft Oil Company held a seminar on “A Leader’s Impact on Safety Culture” for top-managers of the Company, while implementing a large-scale development programme on Health, Safety & Environment (HSE). The event was also attended by representatives of BP and Equinor. The key purposes of the seminar were the exchange of experience in HSE with…
Bulgari in the Kremlin: Jewels in a Jewel Box
Don’t miss this unique exhibit of more than 500 pieces of jewelry by Bulgari.
Remembering Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Matriarch of Russia’s Human Rights Movement (Оp-ed)
To honor her, we should do our part to make the world a better place.
Vorkutaugol wis iteratioal evirometal award
December 10, 2018 AO Vorkutaugol, one of the largest coal mining companies in Russia and a subsidiary of PAO Severstal, has won a First Class Diploma in the “Ecology and Human Health” category of the EcoWorld international environmental award. Enterprises and representatives from the scientific communities of 16 countries participated in this year’s competition. Vorkutaugol…
The Scream on Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge
An artist has added his comment and tribute to the memorial to slain political leader Boris Nemtsov.
Moscow’s Izmailovsky Kremlin and Markets, in Photos
Traditionally, a kremlin is a fortified structure that protects what’s inside its walls. But the Izmailovsky Kremlin in northeast Moscow offers no such service. Instead, it serves as a wonderland escape with weekend markets, where locals, artists and tourists can explore old Soviet goods, vintage posters, souvenirs and food. Here’s a look at Moscow’s “other”…
Alexey Miller moderates Presiding Committee Meeting of International Business Congress
Background The International Business Congress (IBC) is an international non-governmental and non-profit organization. The IBC has 122 members, including Gazprom, Deutsche Bank, ENGIE, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie, J.P. Morgan Bank International, KPMG, Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank, Siemens, Shell, Equinor, Schneider Electric, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Total, Uniper, Wintershall, Sakhalin Energy, Srbijagas, and others. The IBC’s supreme body is the General Meeting. The 52-member…
For the third time ROSATOM became the leader of the National Procurement Transparency Rating
On the 6th of December the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia summed up annual research of the national procurement market as regards to transparency and law abiding guarantees. For the third time for the history of the National Procurement Transparency Rating ROSATOM was recognized as the leader in the section “Public Corporate Buyers”…
Holiday Fairs
More holiday bazaars, folks!
ROSATOM reports power start-up of the world’s only floating nuclear power unit
MURMANSK, 6 December 2018 – Reactor unit No.1 of the world’s only floating power unit (FPU), Akademik Lomonosov, was turned on at 10% of its capacity. The FPU is now moored at the Atomflot site (a ROSATOM company) in Murmansk. Technicians completed all necessary preparatory operations and performed all required assessments before the procedure. ROSATOM…
The Year of Living Toxically
What’s a toxic relationship? A toxic crowd? A toxic person? Who knows? But it sounds bad.
Moscow’s Izmailovsky Kremlin and Markets, in Photos
Old Soviet goods, vintage posters, souvenirs and food are on offer at the markets of the Izmailovsky Kremlin.
Over 850 Supplier Companies Participated in the ATOMEX 2018 International Forum
On December 4, the 10th International Forum of Nuclear Industry Suppliers ATOMEX 2018 drew to a close in Moscow’s Gostiny Dvor. This year, 1670 participants from 31 countries attended the Forum. Over 84% of the participants were representatives of 860 supplier companies that took part in both business programme events and the exhibition. South Korea…
Russia Signs $6 Billion Investment Deals With Venezuela, Maduro Says
Maduro called Russia a “brother country” with which Venezuela had “raised the flag for the creation of a multipolar and multicentric world.”
Ramzan Kadyrov’s Next Target (Op-ed)
Chechnya’s recent move to grab territory from neighboring Ingushetia is unlikely to be its last.
Workshop on Russian nuclear technologies held in Saudi Arabia
On December 5, 2018, ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation organized a workshop on Russian nuclear technologies in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) for representatives of Saudi companies. The event was held in Council of Saudi Arabian Chamber of Commerce. In his welcome speech, Alexander Voronkov, CEO of ROSATOM Regional Center in Middle East and Northern Africa region,…
Gazprom and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area sign Cooperation Agreement for 2019
Release December 5, 2018, 18:15 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Dmitry Artyukhov, Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (YaNAA), took place today at the Bovanenkovskoye field. The parties acknowledged the strategic and long-term nature of the cooperation between the Company and the region, highlighting the importance of Gazprom’s large-scale efforts for setting up a key gas production center…
Bovanenkovskoye field’s final gas facility and Ukhta – Torzhok 2 gas pipeline brought into operation
Release December 5, 2018, 18:00 Today, an official ceremony was held at the Bovanenkovskoye field to celebrate the commissioning of the field’s third and final gas production facility and the Ukhta – Torzhok 2 gas trunkline. The ceremony was attended by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Dmitry Artyukhov, Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, and heads of the Company’s relevant subdivisions, subsidiaries and contracting organizations. Vladimir Putin,…
INF Is Just Another Unenforceable Treaty (Op-ed)
The question is what kind of threat could bring the leaders of this fractured world to start making binding deals again.
Russia and the Republic of Rwanda develop cooperation in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy
December 5, 2018 during an official visit of the Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Rwanda, Claver Gatete to Moscow, an Intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy was signed between the two countries. ROSATOM Director General Aleksey Likhachev signed it on behalf of Russia and the Rwandan…
ROSATOM took part in the IAEA Nuclear Science and Technology Conference
The first IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology “Addressing Current and Emerging Development Challenges” was held November 28-30, 2018 in Vienna (Austria). The event was visited by about 1,100 delegates from 137 states and 15 international organizations. At the conference opening the key speakers were IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, UNIDO Director General…
ROSATOM completes longevity testing of modified nuclear fuel for NPPs in Finland and Hungary
OKB Gidropress research and experiment facility, a part of Rosatom engineering division Atomenergomash, has finished longevity testing of fuel assembly models with optimized hydro-uranium ratio for VVER-440 reactors. This new modification of second-generation nuclear fuel is developed for the Paks NPP in Hungary and Loviisa NPP in Finland within the contracts between TVEL Fuel Company…