Oil and gas sector remains the backbone of the Russian economy and produces the lion's share of the state budget revenues and of the trade balance. Acute oil price fluctuations which took place on the free market, reduction in demand for gas, as well as objective fall in the oil and gas...

In 2015, the oil sector was subject to the so called “tax maneuver”, a system of measures aimed at significant reduction of economic component of the export duties and increasing the base rate of the mineral extraction tax. Tax maneuver will result in a more efficient structure of the tax...

The oil and gas sector is among principal sectors of the Russian economy and is the driving force in shaping the state budget revenues and the trade balance. In 2016, Russia's crude oil production hit an all-time peak since 1990, and crude oil exports were close to an all-time high. Under the...

The oil and gas sector is among the basic ones of the Russian economy and is playing an important role in the income generation for the state budget and Russia's trade balance. Implementation of the OPE, Russia and a number of other countries agreement on the production cut with a simultaneous...

Oil and gas industry remains the basic sector of Russian economy playing the key role in shaping revenues of the state budget and the country's trade balance. In 2014 the national crude oil output reached its maximum over the period since 1990. In the second half of the year the sector's...

In 2013, oil production in Russia reached its highest level since 1990 while exports of crude oil and refined products reached its highest-ever level in response to high prices of crude oil in global markets. However, a trend towards slower growth rates and worsening of oil and gas production...

In 2014, Russia continues to display upward trends in the oil extraction sector and petroleum product exports. In recent months, world prices of oil have been on the decline. Over the period of August-September 2014, the USA, the European Union and some other countries introduced economic...

Oil and gas comprise the main sector of the Russian economy that continues to play a key role in shaping the state budget revenues and the balance of trade. In 2013, against the background of continuing high global prices for oil and gas, petroleum production in Russia reached its highest level...

Oil and gas production remain the core sector of Russia economy, which has a leading role in generating federal budget revenue and this country's balance of trade. The factors that exerted the most significant influence on the development of the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy in 2012...

Oil and gas production remain the core sector of Russia economy, which has a leading role in generating federal budget revenue and this country's balance of trade. The factors that exerted the most significant influence on the development of the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy in 2011...