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Russie
- Raid sur Youkos, une bataille aux
conséquences dangereuses -
Raid on Yukos's offices, the battle is escalating to dangerous levels...
The
rule of law, Russian-style
Economist 07/07/04
"Shares in Yukos have plunged, reflecting fears that the Russian oil
group that dared to face down the Kremlin will go bankrupt. This is
unlikely in the short term at least, but the battle between them is
escalating to dangerous levels
LAST month Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, said that the authorities
had no interest in seeing Yukos, the country’s biggest crude-oil
producer, go bankrupt. Investors, scared by the Russian authorities’
relentless pursuit of Yukos and of its imprisoned former boss, Mikhail
Khodorkovsky, breathed a sigh of relief. But the past week’s news has
made them wonder whether to trust the president’s words. On Tuesday of
last week, a court overturned Yukos’s appeal against a $3.44 billion
claim for back taxes for the year 2000. The bailiffs turned up just two
days later at the company’s offices to begin enforcing it, giving Yukos
until the end of Wednesday to comply. And a couple of hours after the
bailiffs left, the tax ministry announced that it will go to court with a
new and almost equally huge tax claim for 2001. A further raid took place
at the weekend, when company officers managed to dissuade prosecutors from
removing computer servers that control Yukos's oil production. And, on
Tuesday July 6th, the prosecutor-general threatened to land Yukos with
further tax bills..."
Police
Surround Yukos Headquarters
Moscow Times 05/07/04
US
shareholders accuse Yukos, PWC of fraud
Russia Journal 05/07/04
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Oil
prices rise
Middle East Online 05/07/04
"...Oil prices rose here on Monday, lifted by a weekend pipeline
attack in Iraq and increasing signs that the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries could hold back on a planned production hike next
month, analysts said.
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Prices were being supported also by the continuing crisis at Russian
energy giant Yukos, they added..."
"..."Oil prices remain well supported at high levels assisted by
a spate of sabotage attacks in Iraq over the weekend, further comments
from OPEC members that current oil prices are fair and more headlines
about Russia's largest oil company Yukos that are keeping market
participants nervous about future Russian oil production and export
levels," Barclays Capital analyst Kevin Norrish said..."
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