The company Ukrgazdobych, a subsidiary of Naftogaz of Ukraine, in October 2016 began the production of shale gas by the method of frexing (hydraulic fraction of the formation). This was in an interview with Bloomberg by the chairman of the board of Naftogaz Andrei Kobolev, TASS reports . According to Kobolev, the drilling of the first well was carried out along with European partners. What kind of companies are it, and where the well was drilled, he did not specify.

LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov impoverished 30 billion rubles after Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his company to take part in the privatization of the Rosneft State Pacete. This assessment is given by Finanz. Alekperov is the main shareholder of Lukoila with a share of 22.7%. On November 2, the company's securities fell by 3.9%, and the next day at the beginning of the tender of the Moscow Exchange - another 1%, having fallen to a minimum since mid -September.

The Plenum of the Supreme Court gave new clarifications on the judicial practice of criminal cases about extremism, Rapsey reports . In particular, the judge Oleg Zatelepin drew attention to the problems when qualifying reposts in social networks.

The Office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation of the Rostov Region began a pre -investigation verification on the death of the clown Oleg Popov. TASS was told about this in the press service of the regional department. The UK specified that the circumstances of the artist’s death will be reported later. The famous clown, People's Artist of the USSR Oleg Popov died on November 2 at the age of 86 in Rostov-on-Don, where he was on tour.

The Argentina government intends to abandon Russia's proposal to provide a loan of $ 1.9 billion for the construction of hydroelectric power stations. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of the country, reports Bloomberg. “The financial conditions proposed by Russia ceased to be attractive after Argentina left the default,” the agency explained. The ministry also emphasized that the market offers “more favorable conditions”, so Argentina considers alternative options.

The British activists from The Syria Campaign set up an installation of hundreds of plastic hands before the Russian representation in London in protest against the advance of Russian troops in Syria, BBC reports . Protesters are afraid that Russia will begin a large -scale operation in Syrian Aleppo during the presidential election in the United States. According to activists, this can lead to the mass death of the civilian population.

The Chinese Fosun Group intends to buy a 25% plus one promotion of the Russian gold miner PJSC Polyus, controlled by Polyus Gold International LTD (PGIL) by the son of Suleiman Kerimov Said. The sources told Kommersant about this. According to the publication, the amount of the transaction may amount to $ 2 billion. At the same time, the source clarified that it would allegedly take place in late 2016 - early 2017.

Imagine a metropolis at the intersections of a metropolitan, and the cars are outlawed, it is impossible to imagine a metropolis, where at the intersections. In modern cities, cars rule. But the Barcelona authorities, not alien to experiments, decided to once again go against the usual one.

Half of the branches of banks around the world will close over the next 10 years, such a forecast was made by the director of the Department of Financial Technology of the Central Bank Vadim Kalukhov. It is reported by TASS. According to the representative of the Central Bank, this will happen due to the introduction of new technologies into the banking system.

The assistant to the State Duma deputy Mikhail Degtyarev (LDPR) died in Syria, fighting among the Russian mercenaries. Reuters writes about this. According to the agency, Sergey Morozov, who was 38 years old, was wounded in March 2016 not far from Palmyra and died on the way to the hospital. Degtyarev told Reuters that Morozov was his friend, and confirmed that he died at the battle for Palmyra.

The final phase of the installation of a new shelter started at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. A huge structure called “Arca” at a speed of 10 meters per hour began to be pushed into the fourth block of nuclear power plants, where on April 26, 1986, the largest accident occurred in the history of atomic energy. Behind the movement of the “Arches” can be observed around the clock here , and Slon Magazine answers the main questions related to this project. Why do you need a new shelter?

The court issued an arrest warrant for a girlfriend of the South Korean President Choi Sun Sil in the case of power abuse, the Yonhap News agency reports . The court ruled that it was necessary to arrest Choi Sun Sil for a thorough investigation. It is reported that this will help to establish other persons who could influence state decisions. According to the agency, one of the closest assistants of President Pak Kyn H.

In 2017, the Russian economy will grow by 1.2%, follows from the new forecast of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In 2016, according to the forecast of the bank, the economy of the Russian Federation will be reduced by 0.6% As noted in the forecast, the growth of GDP will be facilitated by moderate restoration of oil prices, as well as an increase in investment and private consumption.

Mail.Ru Group bought a 100% Delivery Club food delivery service from Foodpanda. This was reported on the website of the Internet holding. The transaction amount amounted to $ 100 million, of which $ 90 million will be paid in November, the remaining amount in early 2017. The Delivery Club service has been operating since September 2009, in its base 4,500 restaurants and delivery services, the number of orders - 20 thousand per day, said in Mail.Ru Group.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the property of the former lawyer Yukos Pavel Ivlev, who lives in the United States. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of the court. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the arrest was imposed in the case of embezzlement and money laundering. Restrictive measures affected the shares of Ivlev (1/3) in the apartment on 3rd Parkovaya Street.