Sakhalin Energy sold almost all liquefied gas Sakhalin Energy has managed to sell almost all of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will be produced as part of the Sakhalin-2 project. According to the Ministry of Industry and Energy, a meeting of the project’s supervisory board was held on Wednesday: “The main issue that was discussed was LNG purchase and sale agreements with a number of buyers.

But already as Barcelona coach The composition of the semi-final pairs has been finally determined in the Champions League. There were no surprises: Barcelona, ​​who beat Benfica 2:0, will have two meetings with Milan, and Arsenal, who practically secured their promotion in the tournament bracket a week ago with a home victory over Juventus, will have to prove his class in the matches with Villarreal. There is always room for heroism in the Champions League, as Villarreal proved the day before.

Business and government are joining forces to modernize Russia Modernization of the Russian economy is impossible without combining the efforts of the state and private business. There are no opponents to this idea. The question is how to make such cooperation most effective. After all, we are talking about multibillion-dollar long-term investments. The conference “Public-Private Partnership in Russia: Problems and Solutions”, organized by Vnesheconombank, was dedicated to this topic.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky was transported to the right place Yesterday, three more notable events occurred in the criminal history of YUKOS. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of the capital refused to satisfy the complaint of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's lawyers against the Federal Penitentiary Service. The lawyers insisted that the transfer of their client to the Chita region was illegal.

Alexander Lukashenko did not invite anyone to his celebrations On Saturday, April 8, 51-year-old Alexander Lukashenko will be inaugurated for a third presidential term. Heads of foreign states were not invited to the celebration. “It is not our practice to invite state leaders to such events. According to existing practice, we invite political and public figures,” head of the presidential administration Gennady Nevyglas explained to reporters.

Israelis are rushing to solve problems before the holiday Yesterday, Israeli security services arrested but released hours later Khaled Abu Araf, the Palestinian Authority's minister for Jerusalem affairs and a member of the Hamas movement. Abu Araf and his bodyguard were detained in the East Jerusalem area. The minister, who, by the way, is an Israeli citizen and lives in East Jerusalem, was heading to the Arab village of Al-Azaria, where his new office is located.

Forecast for the coming days Today, according to the popular calendar, is Annunciation. This day is rich in signs. On Annunciation, a thunderstorm thunders - for a warm spring and a good summer. If the night is warm, spring is warm and friendly. If there is snow on the roof, then it should lie in the field until May 6th. The Annunciation is a red day for a dry summer. A cold front from the west is bringing clouds and rain, and it will become a little cooler.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Congress to approve an agreement with India on cooperation in nuclear energy. Rice told the Senate on Wednesday that the deal would increase US influence in South Asia and would not increase India's military power. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer was the most implacably opposed to the agreement.

Tomorrow in Minsk the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko for a third presidential term will take place. Russia recognized the results of the March 19 presidential elections in Belarus, although Western countries assessed them as undemocratic. It is expected that on April 10, the European Union will consider the issue of imposing sanctions against the Belarusian leadership. How will Minsk react to this?

Gold price exceeded $600 per ounce Fluctuations in the foreign exchange market yesterday led to a sharp increase in demand for precious metals, in particular gold. As a result, its price on the New York COMEX exchange during trading rose above $600 per troy ounce - for the first time since 1981. According to traders, investors, by actively buying gold, are insuring themselves against rising oil prices. In London, the price of gold rose to $597 per ounce during the day.

Only by going on a hunger strike were workers at the Krasnouralsk explosives plant able to collect wage arrears It took workers of the Krasnouralsk Chemical Plant (Sverdlovsk Region) three and a half days for authorities at all levels and the prosecutor’s office to fulfill the promises made a year ago. After a hunger strike that was so short by Russian standards, all employees of the enterprise received wages for 2003 and 2004. Krasnouralsk Chemical Plant is a federal unitary enterprise.

Russian companies, which, as a rule, act as defendants in lawsuits heard in American courts, are now themselves looking for the truth in the United States. Yesterday, Sberbank filed a lawsuit in US federal court against a division of the bankrupt brokerage company Refco Inc. -- Refco Securities LLC -- for the recovery of $122 million.

Chronicle of sporting events Hockey. Russian Championship. Semi-finals . "Metallurg" (MG) -- "Avangard" -- 2:3 (OT) (series score 1:3), "Lokomotiv" -- "Ak Bars" -- 2:5 (0:3). Omsk Avangard, having won the third match in the series with Metallurg yesterday, reached the playoff finals of the Russian Championship. Metallurg had every chance to end the fourth match of the series in their favor - by the end of the third period the hosts were leading 2:1.

The European Central Bank restrains the growth of the interest rate The head of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, yesterday after the end of the regular meeting of the regulator's council in Frankfurt am Main, dispelled investors' hopes for a quick increase in interest rates in the eurozone. First of all, he said that the current rate of 2.5% per annum will remain in place for at least a few more weeks.

CLUBS Pat Mastelotto/Tuner (USA). Mastelotto is a member of the legendary band King Crimson, an outstanding drummer, a true innovator both in playing technique and in the art of combining hard rock and electronics. Mastelotto comes to Moscow as a member of the Tuner duo together with warr-guitarist Markus Reuther. They will also be joined on the Goldenmask.Club stage by the Austrian artist Sirenee . April 7 at 21.00. French jazz festival Le Jazz.