Russian oil giant Rosneft has deactivated its Lisichansk refinery in east Ukraine, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said. “We are deactivating this plant for the time being. We have admitted part of the refinery’s personnel for work at Rosneft. Over 60 people have come to us”, Sechin said. “Our decision is to preserve all assets”, Sechin…
Port Pevek (Chukotka Autonomous District) has accepted the first convoy of vessels delivering materials and equipment for the world’s first floating nuclear power plant (FNPP). PR Department of Rosenergoatom Concern JSC says M/V Constanta and M/V Anisimov have delivered construction machinery and over 6,000 tons of metal structures. 68 anchor piles with the diameter exceeding…
Khabarovsk Territory authorities call on expansion of porto franco regime to Sovetskaya Gavan district adjacent to Vanino district which is already within the free port limits. According to the press center of the Khabarovsk Territory Government, this has been discussed at the first meeting of the Committee of the Vladivostok Free Port Supervisory Board. The…
The First Vice Minister of Agriculture Kairat Aituganov reported on the progress of harvest campaign in Kazakhstan. “Kazakhstan has already cropped more than 16 million tons of grain”, Aituganov said at the session of the Government. According to him, the total grain crops harvested so far exceeded 16.5 million tons, i. e. 72% of the…
In January-July Russia increased cereal crops export volumes by 31.5% YoY, to 15.566 million tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. According to the announcement, in the reporting period wheat and meslin traditionally formed the basis of grain export supplies – 10.885 million tons, up by 59.9% YoY. Also, the exports of Russian corn…
According to the official statistics figures, in 2015/2016 MY (September-August) Russia exported 447.5 thousand tons of flaxseed, up by 38% YoY (323.5 thousand tons), which become a new annual record. Last season, Belgium became the largest importer of Russian flaxseed – 45% of the oilseed supplies (48% in the previous season), followed by Turkey (20%;…
Crews of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation are practicing intercepting and eliminating aerial targets, searching for submarines of the simulated enemy, and performing bombardment in naval and ground ranges in course of the flight tactic exercise. More than 500 servicemen, over 20 Su-27 fighters, Su-24 bombers, Mi-24, Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters, and An-26 transports are…