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Mitvol wins Order of the Broom Cupboard

Having bullied Shell into handing over control of its Sakhalin-2 gas field, we thought his reward would be the Order of Lenin, not a broom cupboard.

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Outspoken Russian environment official Mitvol demoted – source

n 2006 he gained international attention by leading a campaign against oil major Shell that led to a lucrative project being sold to Gazprom.

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Why Shell CEO lied to investors about Russia seizing Sakhalin-2 project

Van der Veer claimed with a straight face during the AGM Q & A session that the relative pittance Shell received was a fair price when that was manifestly a false statement.

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Thaw in relations between BP and Russia?

Finally Moscow announced it was sending its environmental chief to probe the biggest field operated by BP in Russia. No-one at BP was unaware that Oleg Mitvol’s steely handling of international oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Sakhalin Island two years ago had effectively forced them to sell up to Russian firm Gazprom

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TNK-BP wins record tax rebate in Russia worth almost £215m

Pressure from Mr Mitvol two years ago led rival Royal Dutch Shell to sell part of its holding in the Sakhalin 2 field.

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