The state of Russia's oil sector is marked by a general deterioration of the oil extraction conditions owing to depletion of existing deposits in developed regions and significantly higher extraction costs at the new oil fields and tight oil deposits. In order to improve the situation,...

Russian oil sector has achieved maximum levels of production on and exports. Oil extraction is at the highest point since 1990 and oil exports are at the all-time maximum. Meanwhile, prospects for the development of the oil sector are determined by deterioration of the oil extraction conditions...

The development of the Russian oil industry requires new greenfield projects involving high development costs. In this context, the idea of introducing a tax on extra revenue (TER) for the oil industry has been debated extensively. The tax is supposed to ensure the minerals resource rent is...

В работе рассматривается мировой опыт налогообложения добывающей промышленности, включая как основные принципы, так и практику налогообложения с выделением...

In 2012 and the 1st quarter of 2013, the situation on the global oil market was characterized by prevalence of high global prices on oil. In March, the deal on purchasing of TNK-BP Company by Rosneft, a state-owned oil company was completed. As a result, Rosneft has become one of the largest oil...

Russian crude oil gained 33.5% in value from the previous year, selling at an average of $70.9 per barrel in the period between January and November 2018. The increase stemmed from, among other things, a cooperative agreement to limit oil production, known as OPEC+. Global oil prices dropped...

Amid low crude oil prices resulting from the excessive supply over demand, oil production at high-cost deposits began falling, drastically decreased investments in the development of non-traditional deposits including shale oil in US. However, falling oil production at the high-cost deposits is...

The oil output cut agreement between some OPEC and non-OPEC countries, including Russia, pushed global crude oil prices to USD 50–55 a barrel in the first few months of 2017. The oil output boost in the United States and in some other countries has become an increasingly greater challenge...

The oil and gas sector is among principal sectors of the Russian economy and is the driving force in shaping the state budget revenues and the trade balance. In 2016, Russia's crude oil production hit an all-time peak since 1990, and crude oil exports were close to an all-time high. Under the...