Energy
Pavel Fedorov, First Vice-President for Finance and Economics, Rosneft JSA
Russia is the world’s largest oil producing country, and Rosneft is the largest oil & gas operator in the Russian market, producing 120m tonnes of oil per year, or 2.5m barrels of oil equivalent a day. VP Pavel Fedorov explains the company’s operation.
April 5, 2011Related by the tag Oil & Gas
Energy
José Francisco Arata, President, Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp
Pacific Rubiales is working on two big technological innovations. STAR – Synchronised Thermal Additional Recovery – could increase the recovery factor in heavy oil reservoirs from 15 to 45 percent. Llanomulsion could significantly reduce the costs of pipeline transportation. José Arata discusses the company’s progress and the positive implications for its bottom line.
March 5, 2012
Energy
Surong Bulakul, CEO, Thai Oil Public Company
Thaioil operates Thailand’s most productive refinery, but has been diversifying over recent years into a broader energy converting company. Surong Bulakul discusses how the company’s flexibility, efficiency and reliability have helped it refocus on new markets and higher value products; and integrating CSR activity into everyday operations.
March 2, 2012
Energy
Tony Hayward, CEO, Genel Energy International
Kurdistan is the “last easy oil province,” says ex-BP boss Tony Hayward. The country was embroiled in conflict for decades when the rest of the Middle East was being explored for oil, but today it has emerged as one of the world’s last on-shore prospects. The new CEO of Genel Energy discusses the company’s assets in the region, its $2bn balance sheet, and its plans to diversify.
February 27, 2012Related by the tag Russia
Banking
Artem Konstandyan, CEO, Promsvayzbank
Competition between state owned and privately owned banks in Russia is a major issue – the former continue to dominate certain segments, but the latter offers competitive advantages in terms of speed, innovation and customer focus. Mr Konstandyan explains Promsvyzbank’s strategic plan to leverage these qualities.
September 12, 2011
Banking
Alexander Dementiev, Deputy Chairman, URALSIB
With a core focus on developing business in Russia’s regions – away from the high concentration of financial services in Moscow – URALSIB is seeing good growth as small and medium enterprises flourish. Mr Dementiev discusses how this strategy is a vital part of the bank’s social responsibilities.
September 7, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Dmitry Konshin, Vice President, NPF Gazfond
With 400,000 account holders and $9.3bn dollars in assets – nearly half the assets controlled by the entire Russian private pension industry – Gazfond is keen to exercise a conservative approach to investment. VP Dmitry Konshin describes Gazfond’s foundation and its priorities for the future.
August 17, 2011