[eng] The russian organizational reform has deeply changed the oil industry. Under the Soviet Union, the oil industry was managed by a State monopoly. Now we have an oligopoliste structure with a few private industrial-financial groups. The organizational reform has created an original type of...

[eng] Comparison of the different elements in the cost of electrical generation and their evolution in France and in the U.S.A. reveals the respective sources of change in the competitiveness: stricter controls and safety and environmental protection norms. Such a comparison necessitates that...