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BusinessWeek October 11, 2004	Buying A Piece Of Russia ConocoPhillips bought a 7.59% stake in Russia's biggest oil company, and may up its stake to 20% within two or three years.
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BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Stanley Reed	Commentary: The Other Saudi Arabia? Russia is fast reemerging as the oil power to challenge OPEC.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	A New Blow To Investors In Russia Russian oil company Yukos is about to be financially destroyed
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Jason Bush	Oil: What's Russia Really Sitting On? As more Russian oil becomes recoverable, reserve estimates are skyrocketing. Recently revised estimates pushed its total proven oil reserves to 69.1 billion barrels, up from 45 billion bbl. in 2001. And that may just scratch the surface of its real potential.
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The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Death and Taxes in Russia Fateful words. Over the past month, Russia's tax police have been very busy, "discovering" huge arrears in taxes owed for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Total tax demands on YUKOS now stand at roughly $25 billion.
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The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Rich Smith	Russia's Big Break After years of waiting, the European Union finally backs Russia's admission to the WTO.
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