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URGENT: Gazprom announces record net profits for 2005

RIA NOVOSTI. December 30, 2005, 12:38 PM

MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti)-Russian energy giant Gazprom announced Friday a record net profit for 2005 of 177 billion rubles (about $6 billion).


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URGENT: Oil export duties may drop to $160.8 per ton Feb.1 - minister

RIA NOVOSTI. December 30, 2005, 12:34 PM

MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti) - Oil export duties may be reduced from $179.6 to $160.8 per metric ton from February 1, a senior Finance Ministry official said Friday.