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The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where's the Love for Lukoil? Here you have a company with good production growth, excellent reserves, moderate debt, and what would seem to be a cheap valuation. But Lukoil shares are traded on the Pink Sheets, making them difficult to buy and follow for some investors.
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The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 Robert Aronen	Is Oil Too Profitable? ExxonMobil is the largest public company in one of the world's largest industries. If it has only an average year, it should set record profits. If you consider the issue only as an investor, record profits should excite you.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Jason Bush	Getting Past Yukos At a time when oil prices are spiking and new fields are scarce, the global oil companies are looking hungrily at Russia despite the Putin vs. Yukos debacle.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Gazprom Date Putin takes another step forward in bringing more of Russia's energy assets under government control. From the looks of it, Gazprom is getting a good deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Royal Dutch Shell Not Looking Too Regal With the company's reserves running dry, investors might want to dip into a different well.
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The Motley Fool January 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Lukoil Looks Abroad Russia's Lukoil refocuses its energies abroad.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	Saying No to Hugo Two oil giants refuse to become minor partners as Venezuela's Chavez seizes assets. When a government privatizes an industry, it's usually a good time to get in on the investment.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Royal Dutch Investment Firm While not spectacular, Royal Dutch Shell's first-quarter results potentially set the stage for a strong year. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	Total Makes A Move In Russia's Oil Patch French oil giant Total has bought about 25% of Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer, for an estimated price of $1 billion.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Stanley Reed	Why You Should Worry About Big Oil Beyond the fat profits, the oil giants are surprisingly vulnerable worldwide. That's bad news for business - and consumers.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Rich Smith	LUKOIL Is Slick Not only has the Russian oil major and ConocoPhillips partner reported yet another stellar quarter of profits buoyed by record-breaking worldwide oil prices, but it has also demonstrated serious political and business acumen. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 Rich Smith	Conoco Wins the (Black) Gold ConocoPhillips buys a stake in Russia's Lukoil.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Taxing Quarter It looks like 29% of revenues go directly to the state treasury before pre-tax profits are even calculated. While that may not make Lukoil or its investors very happy, it makes Russian oil analysts' jobs a whole lot easier.
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BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Reed & Bush	A Gusher For Big Oil Is Drying Up It's a new world for oil companies. Western giants used to have easy pickings in Russia. Now Moscow is taking a harder line.
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The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 Rich Smith	LUKOIL Lucks Out The Russian oil giant buys Nelson Resources at a bargain price. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Market in Gulag Investors have been punishing such fine companies as telecoms Mobile Telesystems, VimpelCom, and dairy king Wimm-Bill-Dann for the sins of the oil barons who run Russia's oil and gas sector.
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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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The Motley Fool August 11, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	The Pros and Cons of Energy Stocks Is now the time to buy or sell? Wise investors intent on tiptoeing through the oil patch may tap superior, long-term returns.
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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.
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.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Stanley Reed	Shell's Drama Isn't Over After the downgrade shock, can management get back on track? Senior managers at Shell suggest that Sir Philip Watts step down.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Bear Gains Weight Despite a spate of bad news, Russia's economy continues to grow. By buying into some gold-standard U.S. companies, an investor can partake of Russia's growth while considerably limiting the risk of suffering a "YUKOS."
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