We are working closely with U.S. lawyers to resolve the situation. At the same time, we are considering the possibility of filing a counter lawsuit.

We will probably ask the court to postpone hearings to review the documents and thoroughly prepare for the trial.

We cannot take any action until the factual side of the case becomes known [to us].

The time has come for these changes to be put into practice and not only talked about.

In a certain sense the past is far more real, or at any rate more stable, more resilient than the present. The present slips and vanishes like sand between the fingers, acquiring material weight, only in its recollection.

The whole oil and gas industry in Russia is strongly undervalued and will stay so for quite a long time. The Russian companies are much cheaper based on reserves.