Russia’s Rosneft, Surgutneftegas, Alliance Oil, Gazprom Neft, and several smaller oil companies have asked the government for tax benefits, Deputy Energy Minister Kirill Molodtsov said on March 18, Prime has reported.
Investment in Russia’s oil and gas industry will reach 2-3 trillion rubles by 2020, deputy energy minister Kirill Molodtsov has said. Development of oil deposits in East Siberia is to begin soon the development of West Siberian deposits to follow.