“In general, Gazprom is doing well and is increasing export in its traditional partner countries.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“Mohammed bin Salman is deputy Crown Prince, but this is not so important. He is a very active statesman, we have really warm relations. This is a person who knows what he wants and can achieve his goals. At the same time I consider him to be a reliable partner with whom one can negotiate and be sure that agreements with him will be implemented.” KnowsWantPersonsImportantGoalAchieveRelationWarmActivePartnersAgreementCrownsStatesmenDeputies Author:Vladimir Putin
“However, it was not us who refused to freeze oil production; our Saudi partners changed their point of view at the last moment and decided to slow down the adoption of this decision. I would like to reiterate our position, it remains the same.” MomentsLastsDecisionViewsPositionChangedDecidedRemainsProductionsOilPoint Of ViewPartnersAdoptionSlow DownFreezeSaudisOil Production Author:Vladimir Putin
“We understand that the Iranian position is very bad because of the well-known sanctions against that country, and it would be unfair to leave it on this sanction level.” WellsCountryWould BeLevelsKnownPositionUnfairWell KnownSanctionsIranian Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe that in fact it would be economically reasonable and logical to reach a compromise [on oil production], I am sure that everybody understands this.” BelieveFactsWould BeI BelieveProductionsOilCompromiseReasonableLogicalOil Production Author:Vladimir Putin
“This issue is not economic but political. I hope that all market participants interested in maintaining stable and reasonable world energy prices will finally make the right decision.” WorldPoliticalEnergyDecisionIssuesEconomicReasonableStableMaintainingParticipantsRight DecisionMake The Right Decision Author:Vladimir Putin
“Strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a company. Let us not forget that BP has a stake in Rosneft and BP is a British company.” ForgetCompanyBritishStakes Author:Vladimir Putin
“We may have more control, but my point is that, strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a state company. I think that this is an obvious fact, as a foreign investor has a 19.7 percent stake in it.” ThinkingMayStatesFactsCompanyPercentObviousInvestorsStakes Author:Vladimir Putin
“However, given the fact that the State has a controlling stake in the company [Rosneft], it might not be the best course of action when one company under State control buys another one fully owned by the State. This is one point.” StatesFactsMightActionCoursesGivenCompanyBeing The BestStakes Author:Vladimir Putin
“Another point is that ultimately, as far as the budget is concerned, of major importance is who offers more money during the bidding that must be organized as a part of the privatization process. In this sense, we cannot discriminate against any market participants, not one of them, but this is not relevant at the moment, as the Government has decided to postpone the privatization of Bashneft.” MomentsGovernmentProcessOffersMajorsConcernedDecidedImportanceBudgetsOrganizedRelevantMore MoneyParticipantsBiddingPrivatization Author:Vladimir Putin
“There is no need for the Russian state to hold such large stakes and we do intend to put our plans into practice. It is not about whether we want it or not, it is about this being practical or not and the best timing. In general, it is practical from at least one point of view - from the point of view of structural changes in the economy.” WantNeedsStatesViewsPracticeEconomyPlansPoint Of ViewPracticalsStakesTiming Author:Vladimir Putin