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Ben Thompson
Senior Editor

Europe's frosty relations with Russia

You can set your watch by it: A sub-zero winter, a deadline over unpaid gas bills between Russia and its former Soviet neighbour Ukraine, and a shutdown of the network that supplies much of Eastern Europe. Can the mighty Russia be trusted to keep supplies to Europe flowing?
17 Feb 2009
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A new dawn for gas

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Executive Interviews

Way out

This article is only available in Russian. Alexander Eremeev-Reichert, pipeline manager for Russia and CIS talks about the issues that can complicate pipeline management and the ways to resolve them.
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The rules of success

This article is only available in Russian. Valentin Kolesov from Pangea talks about new technologies and major strategies which can help you succeed in exploration.
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Improving efficiency

David Baker of Elliott Company explains how to optimise plant efficiency and reduce costs while meeting safety targets and environmental regulations in the turbomachinery sector.
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Next Generation MENA Oil and Gas Summit 2009

Next Generation MENA Oil and Gas Summit 2009
9th - 11th November

MENA accounts for two thirds of proven global oil reserves and is regarded as the world’s most influential oil province, eclipsing all other regions by some margin. Over the next five years, the region will see strong growth in hydrocarbon production as the world becomes increasingly reliant on oil supplies within the region.