Russia: Gazprom, RZD, Transmashholding and Sinara sign agreement on cooperation

Gazprom, Russian Railways, Transmashholding, Russia’s largest manufacturer of rail rolling stock and medium-speed diesel engines, and Sinara Group have entered into an agreement covering the utilization of natural gas as engine fuel. The agreement was signed by Andrei Bokarev, President of Transmashholding, Oleg Belozyorov, President of RZD, Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee, and…

Tajikistan: construction of municipal vehicles assembly plant to start in Dushanbe

Construction of a joint Russian-Tajik enterprise for assembling Russian-made municipal vehicles will start in Dushanbe in the near future, Ravshan Tuichizoda, the deputy director-general of the State Unitary Enterprise “Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali” (the central governmental agency responsible for water supply and wastewater services), said. According to him, specialists from the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) developed…

Russia boosting Arctic military presence

Russia is building and reconstructing 10 military airfields in the Arctic, according to the Ministry of Defense. By making this move, the country aims to ensure its military security in the region. Russia’s Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) is currently developing infrastructure facilities on military bases and garrisons in the Far North, Far East…

Russia: Rosneft, Lukoil and Gazprom to take part in building refinery in Laos

The government delegation of Laos offered participation in implementation of Laos-Vietnam pipeline construction project and development of a refinery in Laos, representative of the Russian Ministry of Energy said. “We are aware of Laos’ interest in participation of Russian companies in development of refining facilities in the country. The Laos government delegation held talks with…