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Alaskans await progress on Palin pipeline plan By DAN JOLING, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 9 mins ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sarah Palin hit the vice presidential campaign trail last year and touted what Alaska could provide for the rest of America — a natural gas pipeline to help lead the country to energy independence. When a pipeline might be built remains a giant question for Alaskans who need the project to support a vulnerable economy and for the Lower 48 states that need the gas, and a petroleum economist who spent more than 25 years in the Alaska Department...

MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Turkey had given Russia the go ahead to begin work in Turkish waters on the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline to Europe. Russia, which supplies more than a quarter of the European Union's gas, is in a race to build South Stream under the Black Sea ahead of the EU-supported Nabucco pipeline which is meant to reduce reliance on Russia by securing gas from the Caspian. The Kremlin said in a statement that Turkish President Abdullah Gul had telephoned his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, to tell him...

With an ambitious new pipeline planned to run along the bed of the Baltic Sea, the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is driving a political wedge between Eastern and Western Europe. While the Russian-German pipeline offers clear energy benefits to Western Europe, Central and Eastern European leaders fear it could lead to a new era of gas-leveraged Russian domination of the former Soviet bloc. With its gas wealth and eyebrow-raising network of personal ties, Russia has divided members of the European Union that have vowed to act collectively to protect their security. Currently, Russian gas has to be piped through...

Pipeline at Risk By Michael Lelyveld 2009-09-14 China’s Central Asia gas pipeline project is increasingly at risk amid ethnic unrest in Xinjiang. BOSTON—Renewed unrest in Xinjiang has come at a critical time for China’s energy development as the country prepares to open its first gas import pipeline through the western region by the end of the year, experts say. Central Asian countries report they are on schedule for the mid-December startup of the 2,000-km (1,240-mile) pipeline from Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, forming part of an ambitious 7,000-km project to supply China’s eastern cities. On Aug. 14, China National Petroleum...

The fight over global warming and Canadian oil is heating up, and Minnesota, which gets 80 percent of its oil from Canada, is sitting on the griddle. A group of oil companies and big industries launched a TV and radio ad campaign this week to try to snuff out rules that might raise the cost of piping Canadian tar-sands oil through the Dakotas to refineries in the Twin Cities. Meanwhile, environmentalists on Thursday appealed a federal decision that allows construction of another major pipeline across northern Minnesota to bring in even more tar-sands oil from Alberta.

As Palin pointed out to Salazar, the USGS assessment "estimates that Arctic Alaska has mean technically recoverable resources of approximately 30 billion barrels of oil, 6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids and 221 trillion cubic feet of conventional natural gas."

There would be sweet Zionist vindication were the Dead Sea rehydration project to actually be implemented with full Jordanian, Palestinian and world partnership. After all, the vision of refilling the Dead Sea, using water from the Mediterranean, was floated back in Theodor Herzl's seminal 1902 Altneuland. True, Herzl envisioned the project for generating hydroelectric power, while today's updated version of his dream would call for channeling Red Sea water for desalination purposes. Yet there's no denying that the very notion captures the imagination and raises our hopes of peaceful cooperation belying the ever-rampant regional belligerence and boldly charting the mutually...

SNIPPET: "Bashir al-Ameriki, born Bryant Neal Vinas, was in the right place at the right time. He caught a wave of online jihadi activism dominated by some really interesting and aggressive individuals, and he rode that wave all the way to glory - sort of. Now he's a prized possession of the United States of America. I have to assume there are a number of indictments either pending or under seal, because Bashir likes to talk."

Palin Vs. Kerry (And MoveOn.org) By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:20 PM The political death of Sarah Palin has been greatly exaggerated. In a devastating op-ed in the Washington Post, Alaska's governor exposes the cap-and-tax fraud that has nothing to do with earth's temperature and everything to do with government control of the economy. She also exposes the stealth socialism ambitions of the Democratic left and once again points out the availability of abundant "shovel-ready" resources under America's soil, off America's shores and even in America's rocks. Judging from the reaction from Sen. Kerry and...

Politics: John Kerry, replying to an op-ed Sarah Palin wrote on cap-and-trade, suggests the Alaska governor "check the view from her front porch." What she sees from there, senator, is energy wealth going to waste.The political death of Sarah Palin has been greatly exaggerated. In a devastating op-ed in the Washington Post, Alaska's governor exposes the cap-and-tax fraud that has nothing to do with earth's temperature and everything to do with government control of the economy. She also exposes the stealth socialism ambitions of the Democratic left and once again points out the availability of abundant "shovel-ready" resources under America's...

Oil Surges Toward $71 on Nigeria Attack By REUTERS Published: June 25, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $2 to near $70 a barrel on Thursday after Nigerian rebels attacked a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline, raising worries about supply from the OPEC-member nation. Crude also got a lift as Wall Street rallied on hopes for an economic recovery and as gasoline futures rebounded heading into the peak of the U.S. summer driving season. U.S. crude futures for August rose $2.18 to $70.85 a barrel by 1730 GMT. London Brent crude rose $2.09 to $70.42 a barrel. In...

A new deal between Russia and China in the sum of about $100 billion became the largest deal that has ever been signed between the two countries, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said as a result of the meeting with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. The two presidents signed a large package of documents, including those in the oil and gas industry, in Moscow. “It became possible owing to the use of the mechanism that we invented with the leader of the People’s Republic of China a year ago,” Medvedev said. Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao conducted negotiations about the shipments...

Quick, what was the biggest Sarah Palin story of the past week or so? Was it her rousing introduction of Michael Reagan in Anchorage where she eloquently spoke of his father, President Ronald Reagan? And how about in her speech where she took President Barack Obama, and his big government policies, head on? Maybe it was her trip to Auburn, NY where she celebrated the life of former Secretary of State William Seward, in conjunction with Alaska’s 50th year of statehood, an event that saw Palin draw over 20,000 people. Seward is the one who pushed for the purchase of...

Energy: Exxon Mobil's surprise decision to join Trans-Canada on a vast Alaska gas pipeline project is a big step toward making the U.S. self-sufficient in domestic energy. By defying naysayers, Sarah Palin is now vindicated.It must be sweet vindication for Alaska's governor. Against critics who said her 1,712-mile natural gas pipeline project would never get off the ground, who should the project bag but the "big gorilla" of American energy — Exxon Mobil. In a major surprise, Exxon announced Thursday that it had forged a partnership with TransCanada, the Canadian pipeline company that holds the state license for Palin's $126...

Thursday, June 11, 2009 TransCanada and Exxon Join Forces on the Natural Gas Pipeline to the Lower 48 - Major Victory for the Palin Administration! By Joseph Russo Alaska Governor Sarah Palin celebrates a landmark agreement between TransCanada and ExxonMobil to partner together in building Alaska’s natural gas pipeline – the largest and most complex construction project in North America. Governor Palin, center, is joined by (left to right) Marty Massey, Joint interest Manager for Exxon Mobil; Alaska Department of Natural Resources Deputy Commissioner Marty Rutherford; Rich Krueger, President of Exxon Mobil Production Company; Hal Kvisle, President and CEO of...

The TransCanada Press Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska – June 11, 2009 – TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that TransCanada and ExxonMobil have reached an agreement to work together on an Alaska gas pipeline. TransCanada’s Alaska Pipeline Project is designed to deliver a reliable and secure source of clean energy to markets for decades to come. With an initial forecasted capital cost of US$26 billion, the project would provide a variety of benefits to Alaska and Canada, as well as the rest of the United States, including substantial revenues, jobs, business opportunities and new, long-term stable supplies of natural...

Washington to cut Iran in on Nabucco pipeline DEBKA-Net-Weekly Exclusive April 28, 2009, 11:26 AM (GMT+02:00) Iran is about to become a major fuel supplier to the West, DEBKA-Net-Weekly reports. For the sake of dialogue and cooperation, Washington is ceding Tehran the chance to feed its natural gas into the 3,000 kilometer-long Nabucco pipeline project (from the Caspian to the EU via Turkey). The strategic-economic consequences of the Obama administration's major perk for Iran is analyzed in the coming DEBKA-Net-Weekly's issue out Friday.

MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev got a frosty reception from Russia's leaders on Monday and expressed no clear hopes that a gas pipeline deal with Moscow would be reached during his two-day official visit. Not only did President Dmitry Medvedev unexpectedly postpone his meeting with Stanishev with no official explanation, but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a jab at Bulgaria during his welcome speech that evoked load groans from the crowd. .... Speaking at a welcome event alongside Stanishev, Putin took an apparent jab at Bulgaria's meagre investments in Russia. "If Russia's investments (into Bulgaria)...

It was pretty much tit for tat as Denali and TransCanada faced off in front of the Senate Resources Committee and the House Special Committee on Energy recently. The companies have competing proposals for a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline from the North Slope to markets in the Lower 48. Bud Fackrell of Denali -- The Alaska Gas Pipeline and Tony Palmer of TransCanada updated legislators on the progress of the proposals. TransCanada is the state's licensee under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, or AGIA, and in exchange for $500 million in state money for specific work the company committed to meet...

Russia will next week complete construction of the first stage of a pipeline that will carry oil to Asia and the Pacific, including the 15 million tonnes a year to be supplied to China in exchange for a $25 billion loan. Oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has laid 2,672 km (1,670 miles) of the route, leaving only 21 km of the first stage remaining, company spokesman Igor Dyomin said on Monday. "Next week we plan to complete work on laying the pipeline route," Dyomin said by telephone. Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, is building the pipeline to move oil from...

The Russian state oil pipeline Transneft will finish the laying of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline to the Chinese border within weeks, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday when presenting to the State Duma, lower house of parliament, a government report. "In just a few weeks, the phase during which the pipeline will reach the Chinese border will be over and we will go further to the Pacific Ocean," the Interfax news agency quoted Putin as saying. Russia and China signed an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of an ESPO branch toward China and long-term Russian oil...

Enbridge Inc., Canada's largest pipeline company, said it will assess shipper interest in a possible line to transport natural gas from the Haynesville shale region in Texas to Louisiana. The LaCrosse pipeline would run from Carthage, Texas, to Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana, Calgary-based Enbridge said Wednesday in a statement. The pipeline, which would include about 500 kilometres of pipe with diameters of 42 inches and 36 inches, would be able to transport at least one billion cubic feet of gas per day and could be completed by late 2011 or early 2012, the company said. Shale formations are providing...

Gov. Sarah Palin is sending two lawmakers a stern warning about a natural gas pipeline's probe that will have its' first hearing Thursday afternoon. Palin calls Rep. Jam Ramras, R-Fairbanks, and Rep. Craig Johnson's, R-Anchorage, resolution "shortsighted." The lawmakers are asking if spending half a billion state dollars, under AGIA, is producing competition between the state backed TransCanada plan, and the producer's Denali plan. If Ramras and Johnson's resolution passes it will put the entire legislature on record asking the administration for an official report. Palin says the resolution will send the business community a dangerous message. In light of...

Gov. Sarah Palin isn't giving in to Reps. Craig Johnson and Jay Ramras, and she certainly isn't conceding defeat to bestselling author Joe McGinniss, who penned a damning article for Condé Nast Portfolio on her efforts to land a natural-gas pipeline. Palin issued a statement Tuesday in response to Johnson and Ramras' suggestion that her administration should now review the controversial $500 million in state subsidies that have been granted to TransCanada Corp. in exchange for it pursuing pipeline construction. (Read here for the background on the TransCanada deal.) "I agree with the premise, but I don't believe this resolution...

Trans Canada Corp. faced new challenges to its proposed Alaska pipeline this week after two state legislators called for a review of the $26-billion US project's licence, leaving analysts and pipeline executives to question the underlying motives of the complaint. On Thursday, Republican representatives Jay Ramras of Fairbanks and Craig Johnson of Anchorage introduced the resolution to the Alaska House, saying the motion was warranted because of risks for project financing during the global recession. If passed, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the attorney general would have to review the application and present findings within six months. TransCanada, which has...

March 10, 2009 Office of the Commissioner PALIN ADMINISTRATION ENCOURAGES POSITIVE VIEW ON GAS LINE State officials overseeing the Alaska natural gas pipeline today encouraged lawmakers to consider the need for all energy sources to be tapped in the push for the United States to achieve energy security. "I see that a few legislators returned from the Energy Council meeting in Washington, D.C., with questions about the viability of our gas line project, based on reports they heard about the availability of shale gas as an energy source," said Tom Irwin, Commissioner of Natural Resources. "But while shale gas is...

In a press conference in Juneau on March 3, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin revealed a plan to encourage the construction of a $4 billion in-state natural gas pipeline. "We've got to do this project," Palin said. "We've got to see it come to fruition, or our state will be a state that imports natural gas despite the fact that Alaska is sitting on some of the world's richest reserves of gas." On Feb. 27, 2009, the Alaskan governor submitted two pieces of legislation to the House and Senate rules committees concerning the in-state gas pipeline. The March 3 press conference...

A state official charged with helping develop a small diameter natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Cook Inlet said Tuesday the so-called bullet line could cost about $4 billion and bring gas to Alaska homes and businesses as early as 2015. Harry Noah, recently appointed project manager of an in-state gas line by Gov. Sarah Palin, outlined the schedule with Palin at a news conference. "This schedule is very ambitious. A lot of things can affect it but when you are trying to develop a project, it's always easy to go slower, but if you stretch it out,...

CALGARY -- The U.S. pipeline group competing against TransCanada Corp. to build the Alaska natural-gas pipeline is cranking up operations in its rival's backyard, with plans to start field work here this winter, expanding its staff and recently opening its own office in Calgary. "We're starting field work [in Canada] this winter," said Bob Bleaney, Denali Canada's general manager, integration. "It hasn't started yet, but the planning work is underway here in the offices. The groundwork will commence a little later on this winter." Further, Denali, which is owned by BP PLC and ConocoPhillips Inc., has also hired Daniel Ouimet...

President Barack Obama on Wednesday called Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline "promising" as a national energy resource and pledged to discuss it with Canadian leaders during his Feb. 19 trip to Ottawa. "It's a project of great potential and something I'm very interested in," Obama said Wednesday during an interview in the White House with the Anchorage Daily News and 15 other regional newspapers. "As I mentioned during the campaign, I actually think that for us to move forward on the natural gas pipeline as part of a comprehensive energy strategy -- that includes both more production as well as...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-25 Governor Congratulates TransCanada on FERC Order February 9, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today congratulated TransCanada Corporation for receiving an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that represents another successful step on the path toward construction of a natural gas pipeline under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA). On December 15, 2008, TransCanada's subsidiary, the Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Company (ANNGTC), informed FERC it was surrendering the conditional certificate issued to it in 1977. On February 6, 2009, FERC issued an order recognizing the surrender of the certificate and terminating...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-23 Governor Palin Urges President to Discuss Gas Pipeline February 6, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today encouraged President Obama to discuss construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline in his upcoming meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Governor Palin outlined the importance of producing and transmitting energy between the U.S. and Canada and the significant impact the Alaska natural gas pipeline would have on North American energy policy in the years to come. In the letter, Governor Palin states, “Alaskans have appreciated your strong support for the construction of such a pipeline....

Pipeline companies are like Punxsutawney Phil on groundhog day. If there’s a shadow of doubt, the pipeline goes back inside to the drawing board. While prices have collapsed to nearly one-third of their 2008 summer peak, the pipelines that carry oil to their users continue to move cautiously towards as much construction of new shipping capacity as still growing Alberta production volumes will support. Both TransCanada Corp. and Enbridge have bold plans to carry oil sands output to markets in the United States that need imports. The National Energy Board has already approved the Keystone, Alberta Clipper and Southern Lights...

Governor Palin Releases Energy Guide Goal: 50 Percent of Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources by 2025 January 16, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today praised energy coordinator Steve Haagenson and the Alaska Energy Authority for the release of their comprehensive guide to energy in Alaska. The guide, Alaska Energy - - A First Step Toward Energy Independence, identifies energy options for communities across the state. “While lower crude oil prices are reducing the costs of energy today, we must remain committed to achieving energy security for our future economic well-being,” Governor Palin said. The guide identifies and prioritizes...

Bad weather interfering with tanker loading combined with full storage tanks at Valdez forced a shutdown of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline Monday night. Operators stopped pumps along the 800-mile pipeline at 8 p.m.. and planned to hold the line idle for six hours, until 2 a.m., in hopes the wind and waves abate around the tanker dock, said Michelle Egan, spokeswoman for Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., which runs the pipeline. Two tankers are berthed in Valdez now and will begin taking on oil at 8 a.m. today weather permitting, Egan said. If conditions don't improve, the pipeline might be idled...

<p>Steady expansion for pipeline companies is grinding to a halt as tight credit makes it harder to raise construction money, potentially limiting their ability to bring new supplies of natural gas to market.</p> <p>U.S. gas-pipeline construction boomed in recent years as demand for natural-gas grew and production shifted to new areas, such as north Texas and the Rocky Mountains.</p>

Russia and Serbia have signed a controversial energy deal that will hand Russian gas giant Gazprom control of NIS, Serbia's oil monopoly. Under the deal, Gazprom is to build a gas pipeline through Serbia and an underground gas storage facility there. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic signed the agreement in Moscow. The plan is for Serbia to host part of a new pipeline called South Stream, to deliver Russian gas to southern Europe. Gazprom is taking a 51% stake in NIS for 400m euros (£380m; $560m), officials say. Diplomatic tensions Both countries signed an energy...

TransCanada Corp. is trying to temper recent reports that it wants the U.S. government to increase the federal loan guarantee covering financing of a natural gas pipeline in Alaska. “TransCanada has not approached the government of the United States with regards to a revision of the loan guarantee. At this point, we don’t know if we will do so,” TransCanada Alaska President Tony Palmer told Petroleum News on Dec. 16. If the Calgary-based company ultimately asks for an increase, Palmer said it would only ask to change an existing inflation clause, not the base amount of the actual guarantee. As...

The various players involved in trying to build a North Slope natural gas pipeline will come together on the project, according to a top state oil and gas official. "We believe it's only a matter of time until all the parties come together to accomplish our mutual goal," Marty Rutherford, deputy commissioner of natural resources, said at the recent "Energy in Alaska" conference hosted by Law Seminars International in Anchorage. Rutherford said the belief comes against a "backdrop" of volatile natural gas prices and their impact on the expected profits on the project. She noted that while the price of...

Sarah's interview appearance on Canada's CTV, wherein she talked about launching the natural gas pipeline, was excellent. Watching her work and speak so effectively for the benefit of our great nation (while Illinois liberals implode!) inspired my poetic side. Enjoy. Sarah Palin's back at work and leading like a winner. Meanwhile, in Chicago, there's another leftist sinner. As Sarah's efforts move our nation forward in this slump, One more of Barry's buddys drags it down into the dump. Sarah's launched a pipeline in fulfillment of our dreams, To harvest homeland assets that are bursting at the seams. A triumph of...

If there is a special election that comes about from the corruption scandal with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a visit by Governor Palin maybe in order. Like any political storm, elements of corruption have to be in the mix of elements. In New Orleans, we saw the fall of Rep. Jefferson and an Asian Republican get elected. In this case, the competition would not be against an incumbent who was indicted, but instead, it would be for an empty seat held by president elect Barack Obama. How the corruption element is mixed in is; Barack is deeply rooted politically with...

Video of Sarah. . . UNedited Palin discusses the process of bring the Trans Canada-Alaska Pipeline to fruition, and why its so important as an energy resource. Plus what she thinks of renegotiating NAFTA and U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's choice for secretary of state.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin, along with two of her commissioners, met Friday in Fairbanks to sign TransCanada's license to construct a natural gas pipeline.The signing happened Friday morning at the Morris Thompson Visitor's Center.Friday also marked the two-year anniversary since Palin and her administration met in Fairbanks to kick off meetings with all of the parties interested in commercializing North Slope gas."This is a historic day for Alaska and for the North American continent when you consider the impacts this project will have on this part of our world," Palin said.Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin and Revenue Commissioner...

In a major milestone in state history, Governor Sarah Palin today joined Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin and Revenue Commissioner Patrick Galvin as the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act license was signed in Fairbanks.

It all becomes official tomorrow. That's when Governor Palin is scheduled to join Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin and Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin in signing the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act license over to TransCanada. Labor Commissioner Click Bishop, TransCanada CEO Hal Kvisle and TransCanada Vice President Tony Palmer also are scheduled to attend the event, to be held in Fairbanks. (Associated Press)

Serbia said Wednesday it is unlikely to sell its oil monopoly to Russia because of Moscow's refusal to guarantee to build a strategic pipeline through the Balkan country. Serbia's Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said Moscow and Belgrade have not yet reached an accord on the package deal, and Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said he would be "surprised" if the agreement is signed when a Russian delegation arrives in Belgrade on Friday. "There are no guarantees that the contract will be signed," Cvetkovic said Wednesday. Russia's energy monopoly Gazprom has been negotiating to buy Serbia's state oil company, NIS, but Serbian...

Governor Talks Energy with Obama, Biden and Nation's Governors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-191 Governor Talks Energy with Obama, Biden, Governors December 2, 2008, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Governor Sarah Palin today participated in a joint meeting with President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden and many of the nation’s governors on key issues including Alaska energy projects. The Governor also met separately with Vice President–elect Biden and senior staffers to President-elect Obama. In a two hour meeting, Governor Palin stressed the need for a pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope to carry natural gas to North America markets. She emphasized that the project...

Of the things that could get in the way of an Alaska gas pipeline happening this time around some can be managed or will be taken care of by the markets, the federal coordinator for a gas pipeline project said recently. But one thing that could kill the project is under the state's control -- needed infrastructure upgrades, said Drue Pearce, who heads the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. The former Alaska lawmaker told the Resource Development Council conference in Anchorage that she has "become a student of the previous failures on the pipeline,"...

The image of a very popular governor and possible 2012 rival hangs over the President-elect as he establishes a professional relationship with her. BHO is in a Catch-22. On one hand, he has an obligation to work with her on the natural gas pipeline project. On the other, if he helps make it a success, does he hand a potential rival an accomplishment?

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed on Monday a decree ordering the construction of a new oil pipeline to the Baltic Sea, designed to further cut exports of Russian crude via Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. The government said on its website Putin ordered a one million barrels-per-day pipeline be built to the Baltic port of Ust Luga, near Russia's largest oil port of Primorsk, with the first stage to ship 600,000 bpd from the third quarter of 2012. It also said the project would be financed mainly through the issuance of long-term rouble bonds by pipeline monopoly Transneft to be...