Surgut is one of Russia’s fastest growing cities and the largest population center in the oil-rich Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Area (the Khanty and Mansi are the two largest indigenous groups here).

"You sit there on your oil wells, you don't do anything but make money. You don't want to share anything with the rest of Russia and you don't." This tirade often comes from "the man in the street", ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's No.4 oil firm Surgutneftegas , whose shares have spiked on acquisition rumors, is poised for a takeover, most likely by the state, a prominent financier told the Reuters ...

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Attacker who injured passersby, two seriously, was shot dead by police Eight people have been injured in a knife attack in the Siberian city of Surgut, according to Russian news agency reports. “A man ...

On February 5, 2026, in Surgut, Russia, a security camera captured a powerful explosion and fire at a gas station. In the video, a snow-covered residential area with parked cars, apartment buildings, ...

Isis has claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack in Russia that injured eight people, the group's Amaq news agency has said. A man was shot dead by police after knifing people apparently at ...

Simply sign up to the European companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The response of Mol, the Hungarian oil and gas company, to the shareholding taken by Surgutneftegaz of Russia ...

Surgut equity structure has been shrouded in mystery Company is Russia's No. 3 oil producer Has $30 billion cash pile (Adds details, background) MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Workers at Russian oil firm ...

Simply sign up to the EU energy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Surgutneftegaz’s €1.4bn ($1.8bn) purchase of a 21.2 per cent stake in Mol, the Hungarian refining group, marks the ...