In St. Petersburg, the investigative department for the Admiralteysky district of the city opened a criminal case against a minibus taxi driver suspected of using violence against a policeman on April 8, 2010. According to the press service of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, proceedings have been started under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a government official).

All volumes of gas that will be supplied to Europe via the Nord Stream gas pipeline have now already been contracted. The head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, announced this to reporters today at the ceremony of the start of construction of the offshore part of the gas pipeline. “There is no unsold gas there. We have an understanding of when and to whom the gas will be sold,” said A. Miller, without naming specific potential consumers of Russian fuel.

Unrest organized by supporters of President Kurmanbek Bakiev may resume in Kyrgyzstan. This was reported by the radio station "Echo of Moscow" with reference to the military commandant of Bishkek Turat Madalbekov. According to T. Madalbekov, supporters of K. Bakiev are well armed and are trying to destabilize the situation in Bishkek. Two anti-tank mines were destroyed in the center of the capital.

Today, the start of laying pipes for the underwater part of the Nord Stream gas pipeline along the bottom of the Baltic Sea was officially announced. The ceremony dedicated to the launch of the project in the Vyborg region was opened by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. In March 2010 The pipe-laying vessel for the Nord Stream project has set off for the Baltic Sea. Pipe-laying work begins in the Swedish economic zone, approximately 60 km from the coast of the Swedish island of Gotland.

Russia will convince its BRIC partners (Brazil, Russia, India, China) to more actively use the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). told reporters about this today Presidential Assistant Arkady Dvorkovich , speaking about the possibility of developing new world reserve currencies. In particular, he said, this issue will be discussed at the upcoming summit of the leaders of the BRIC countries, which will be held on April 15-16 in Brazil. As A.

A criminal case has been initiated in St. Petersburg against the deputy head of the criminal investigation department of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Petrogradsky District.

Oil prices fell for the second day in a row on Thursday. RBC Analytical Information Department

Deputies of the State Duma voted for a resolution declaring an amnesty in connection with the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

NOMOS Bank has decided to transfer its share in Petrovsky Bank to the Otkritie financial corporation, Dmitry Sokolov, Chairman of the Board of the Bank, told reporters. “We were made a proposal to withdraw from the Petrovsky bank and transfer the share of the Otkritie corporation. We accepted it today. Further procedures will have to be coordinated with the Central Bank,” he said. According to D.

Despite the fact that residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region did not receive the sunny and warm weather promised by weather forecasters at the beginning of the week, the air temperature during the day on Thursday, April 8, was still 0.5 degrees above the climate norm. According to the forecasts of experts from the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, the weekend in the city will be warm but rainy. Despite the fact that residents of St.

The Moscow Arbitration Court postponed to May 7 the consideration of the claim of Gazprom Neft OJSC to invalidate the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on violations in pricing on the wholesale market of petroleum products. Consideration of the claim was postponed until a judicial act is issued on a similar dispute between TNK-BP and the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, which is being heard in the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation.

On Friday, April 9, buyers returned to the industrial metals market, although not all contracts were able to reverse the short-term downward trend. Quote.rbc.ru

The volume of gasoline production in the Russian Federation from March 29 to April 4 increased by 7.1% compared to the previous week and amounted to 693 thousand tons. Such data is provided by the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat). Diesel fuel production decreased by 5.7% compared to the previous week and amounted to 1 million 259 thousand tons. Gasoline production in Moscow increased by 8.8%, diesel fuel production decreased by 16.8%.

A crowd of thousands gathered in the central square of Bishkek to honor the memory of those killed during the riots in Kyrgyzstan. Today in Bishkek a day of mourning has been declared for the victims of bloody clashes between the opposition and the Kyrgyz police. National flags are flown at half-mast in the country and mourning ceremonies are taking place. The funerals of the victims began.

OJSC Gazprom plans to produce in 2010. 529 billion cubic meters m of gas instead of the previously planned 521 billion cubic meters. m, the head of the concern, Alexey Miller, told reporters. The head of Gazprom noted that gas consumption in Europe currently slightly exceeds the 2009 level, although it remains below the 2008 level. At the same time, the current situation, according to him, allows us to predict that the market will rebound in 2010.