Gazprom acquired 72% stake in Sibneft
All summer the newspapers, in addition to the criminal case of Yukos, did not leave the state theme of buying 10.7% stake in Gazprom, of which the state posted 7.1 billion dollars. Long time in the media, vigorously debated issue of the acquisition, Gazprom 72% stake in Sibneft. And on Sept. 28 the deal took place. Gazprom acquired a 13.091 billion 72.663% stake in Sibneft. And today we are witnessing not only the ongoing privatization of state property, but also witnessed deprivatizatsionnyh processes.
These processes the return of oil and gas assets in state ownership have caused some journalists and politicians euphoria. That's supposedly the authorities to ensure the people and bought out the oligarchs who plundered the people's property, the property. But the people did not express special enthusiasm, because it was unaware that he had to do so would, and do not know what to include in the events. But journalists did not have long to admire, as even in early autumn fuel prices dramatically leapt up, and the euphoria quickly came to naught.
In a society once again, as at the beginning of perestroika, not flared humorous debate about forms of ownership. Some, such as Zhirinovsky, Zyuganov, and some of United Russia in favor of increasing the share of public ownership, others, like Potanin, who said that he was not sure of the effectiveness of government in the economy, Illarionov, who discovered some government officials "Venezuelan" disease, Nemtsov, Chubais and supporting the Democrats, foaming at the mouth, show that private ownership is much more effective and better for the people. Some say that officials are not interested in the development of production, and therefore state property has no chance of survival in a competitive environment. Their opponents point to Khodorkovsky and other oligarchs, accusing them of cheating and robbing people. A Prosecutor General's Office continues to investigate the case of Yukos, trying to find traces of 7 billion dollars stolen and legalized by withdrawing them abroad. In general, all fighting for the good of the people, but only for something, yet without the people.
But, as at the time, and now none of them, arguing about the forms of ownership, not raises the question of public participation in monitoring how the activities of enterprises and the state itself. They did not seem to know what the lack of control by society, for the privatization process, allowing officials to distribute state property to its partners and amass this great capital, and souped owners receive billions in assets, with very small amounts. Only in 1995, organized by the loans for shares, the state sold for $ 100 million a 51% stake in Sibneft, which is currently estimated at 8.5 billion dollars, 79% stake in Yukos for 319 million, estimated in 2005 at 18 8 billion dollars, 40.12% of the shares of Surgutneftegaz, for $ 90 million with an estimated current $ 15 billion, 51% of Norilsk Nickel for 170 million, grew in value to 6.23 billion dollars in 2005 . How many have received bonuses from these transactions, various officials and others involved in the loans for shares people, remains a mystery covered in darkness, which is unlikely to become widely known among Russian citizens.
And today the government pretends that the case of Yukos, applies only to employees, and the involvement of high government officials, without which implement all these machinations would be simply impossible, not even implied.
So what, say, the reader. Quite correctly enters today's power that tends to return these oil and gas assets in state ownership, read the message, which Gazprom bought 72.663% of Sibneft, and pay for them, 13.091 billion dollars. Especially since it all being touted as the return of unlawfully acquired, like the return of the biblical prodigal son. But whether we should hurry up to enjoy this turn of events, or worth looking more closely at this deal. Because state-owned company has acquired 72.663% of shares for 13.091 billion dollars when the entire campaign, Sibneft, variously estimated worth of 6.8 billion dollars (the data for the first half of 2005, the site of RBC) to 8,5 billion (the newspaper " Proceedings »№ 171). The more so by acquiring Sibneft, Gazprom paid, including oil assets, which the state has already been privatized. Two and a half years ago, the state company Slavneft was purchased by Alliance TNK and Sibneft for 1.8 billion dollars. Now the asset back under the wing of the state, but at a higher price.
But where, I ask the deputies of the Duma, have pledged to meet the interests of the people, where representatives of the Chamber, where the public prosecutor's supervision, that is, all those who simply must watch over the legality of all events and promote the interests of Russian citizens? Them, we in this business do not see. It is possible that they clearly asked not to intervene in this matter. But MPs seem more concerned about leaving the Russian women abroad. The president had to disown the deal, saying that it is not necessary to link the purchase of Gazprom's 72% stake in Sibneft to state the notion that "if the state wants the company to receive shares of another company that does not mean that the government also wants this deal . What brought the public into confusion. Ordinary citizens from such statements by the President is absolutely puzzled, and they do not understand why the acquisition of state-owned company for $ 13 billion of shares in private companies, where officials are cutting the last Social Security, when the enormous number of people living below the poverty line, when the state has, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, wage arrears to state 911 million rubles, not dollars and rubles, is a private matter. It turns out, the state does not want this deal, but forced to make concessions. So, who belongs to whom? Company State or a State of the company?
After such presidential explanations to the people it is difficult to understand anything. Therefore, he must put up with what is happening, waiting for further developments. Bole so that more public scrutiny of the people and are not available.
It turns out that in the absence of public control, the state that sells, then buys oil assets, and profiting from official and his twin mogul. And all this happens under specious pretexts, from "scientific" reasons and treatment of social consciousness. State behaves with people like that guy with the silly bear: if you want "tops", that is private property - please, or you want to "roots" - public property - get a smile, but do not poke your nose into our affairs of state, and the price of fuel as a rising and rising and gas prices are increasing at an unprecedented pace.
It seems that the existing power, these manipulations with the transition of assets from the state to a private company and back can go on for ever, allocating cash pot for the organizers of these movements. And Mr. President, at the same time, exhibits the highest degree of democracy, not daring to stop this manipulation of the movement of oil and gas assets. Only some sort of lopsided democracy in our guarantor of the Constitution of turns. For civil servants, managers of state company, no restrictions, and even more, they can do things that may or may not like the president. But for the people any freedom. Authorities had long time and only deals with the fact that cuts people's right to control its activities. So, limiting the possibility of passing objectionable to the parliament by introducing amendments to the electoral law, it adopts a law on political parties significantly restrict the ability of citizens to participate in the political process, then canceling the election of governors, it negates the independent media, it limits the possibility of rallies and pickets, then introduces strict regulation of strikes, it establishes a public house, to create the illusion of popular representation. In general, the government does today to representatives of the people could not control its activities, which will certainly allow it to provide themselves, and in the future, receive substantial income and are not controlled.
Well, as citizens, have once again robbed and cheated, and will run around in circles, trying to secure a decent existence until the firm does not understand that only the control of the society, as the activities of the state and the activities of private businesses, that only strict compliance with all democratic norms, and not selectively, as it wish to power, could be the guarantor of human existence, a guarantor of equality, freedom and justice.
Vitaly Glukhov 11.10.2005, the
All summer the newspapers, in addition to the criminal case of Yukos, did not leave the state theme of buying 10.7% stake in Gazprom, of which the state posted 7.1 billion dollars. Long time in the media, vigorously debated issue of the acquisition, Gazprom 72% stake in Sibneft. And on Sept. 28 the deal took place. Gazprom acquired a 13.091 billion 72.663% stake in Sibneft. And today we are witnessing not only the ongoing privatization of state property, but also witnessed deprivatizatsionnyh processes.
These processes the return of oil and gas assets in state ownership have caused some journalists and politicians euphoria. That's supposedly the authorities to ensure the people and bought out the oligarchs who plundered the people's property, the property. But the people did not express special enthusiasm, because it was unaware that he had to do so would, and do not know what to include in the events. But journalists did not have long to admire, as even in early autumn fuel prices dramatically leapt up, and the euphoria quickly came to naught.
In a society once again, as at the beginning of perestroika, not flared humorous debate about forms of ownership. Some, such as Zhirinovsky, Zyuganov, and some of United Russia in favor of increasing the share of public ownership, others, like Potanin, who said that he was not sure of the effectiveness of government in the economy, Illarionov, who discovered some government officials "Venezuelan" disease, Nemtsov, Chubais and supporting the Democrats, foaming at the mouth, show that private ownership is much more effective and better for the people. Some say that officials are not interested in the development of production, and therefore state property has no chance of survival in a competitive environment. Their opponents point to Khodorkovsky and other oligarchs, accusing them of cheating and robbing people. A Prosecutor General's Office continues to investigate the case of Yukos, trying to find traces of 7 billion dollars stolen and legalized by withdrawing them abroad. In general, all fighting for the good of the people, but only for something, yet without the people.
But, as at the time, and now none of them, arguing about the forms of ownership, not raises the question of public participation in monitoring how the activities of enterprises and the state itself. They did not seem to know what the lack of control by society, for the privatization process, allowing officials to distribute state property to its partners and amass this great capital, and souped owners receive billions in assets, with very small amounts. Only in 1995, organized by the loans for shares, the state sold for $ 100 million a 51% stake in Sibneft, which is currently estimated at 8.5 billion dollars, 79% stake in Yukos for 319 million, estimated in 2005 at 18 8 billion dollars, 40.12% of the shares of Surgutneftegaz, for $ 90 million with an estimated current $ 15 billion, 51% of Norilsk Nickel for 170 million, grew in value to 6.23 billion dollars in 2005 . How many have received bonuses from these transactions, various officials and others involved in the loans for shares people, remains a mystery covered in darkness, which is unlikely to become widely known among Russian citizens.
And today the government pretends that the case of Yukos, applies only to employees, and the involvement of high government officials, without which implement all these machinations would be simply impossible, not even implied.
So what, say, the reader. Quite correctly enters today's power that tends to return these oil and gas assets in state ownership, read the message, which Gazprom bought 72.663% of Sibneft, and pay for them, 13.091 billion dollars. Especially since it all being touted as the return of unlawfully acquired, like the return of the biblical prodigal son. But whether we should hurry up to enjoy this turn of events, or worth looking more closely at this deal. Because state-owned company has acquired 72.663% of shares for 13.091 billion dollars when the entire campaign, Sibneft, variously estimated worth of 6.8 billion dollars (the data for the first half of 2005, the site of RBC) to 8,5 billion (the newspaper " Proceedings »№ 171). The more so by acquiring Sibneft, Gazprom paid, including oil assets, which the state has already been privatized. Two and a half years ago, the state company Slavneft was purchased by Alliance TNK and Sibneft for 1.8 billion dollars. Now the asset back under the wing of the state, but at a higher price.
But where, I ask the deputies of the Duma, have pledged to meet the interests of the people, where representatives of the Chamber, where the public prosecutor's supervision, that is, all those who simply must watch over the legality of all events and promote the interests of Russian citizens? Them, we in this business do not see. It is possible that they clearly asked not to intervene in this matter. But MPs seem more concerned about leaving the Russian women abroad. The president had to disown the deal, saying that it is not necessary to link the purchase of Gazprom's 72% stake in Sibneft to state the notion that "if the state wants the company to receive shares of another company that does not mean that the government also wants this deal . What brought the public into confusion. Ordinary citizens from such statements by the President is absolutely puzzled, and they do not understand why the acquisition of state-owned company for $ 13 billion of shares in private companies, where officials are cutting the last Social Security, when the enormous number of people living below the poverty line, when the state has, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, wage arrears to state 911 million rubles, not dollars and rubles, is a private matter. It turns out, the state does not want this deal, but forced to make concessions. So, who belongs to whom? Company State or a State of the company?
After such presidential explanations to the people it is difficult to understand anything. Therefore, he must put up with what is happening, waiting for further developments. Bole so that more public scrutiny of the people and are not available.
It turns out that in the absence of public control, the state that sells, then buys oil assets, and profiting from official and his twin mogul. And all this happens under specious pretexts, from "scientific" reasons and treatment of social consciousness. State behaves with people like that guy with the silly bear: if you want "tops", that is private property - please, or you want to "roots" - public property - get a smile, but do not poke your nose into our affairs of state, and the price of fuel as a rising and rising and gas prices are increasing at an unprecedented pace.
It seems that the existing power, these manipulations with the transition of assets from the state to a private company and back can go on for ever, allocating cash pot for the organizers of these movements. And Mr. President, at the same time, exhibits the highest degree of democracy, not daring to stop this manipulation of the movement of oil and gas assets. Only some sort of lopsided democracy in our guarantor of the Constitution of turns. For civil servants, managers of state company, no restrictions, and even more, they can do things that may or may not like the president. But for the people any freedom. Authorities had long time and only deals with the fact that cuts people's right to control its activities. So, limiting the possibility of passing objectionable to the parliament by introducing amendments to the electoral law, it adopts a law on political parties significantly restrict the ability of citizens to participate in the political process, then canceling the election of governors, it negates the independent media, it limits the possibility of rallies and pickets, then introduces strict regulation of strikes, it establishes a public house, to create the illusion of popular representation. In general, the government does today to representatives of the people could not control its activities, which will certainly allow it to provide themselves, and in the future, receive substantial income and are not controlled.
Well, as citizens, have once again robbed and cheated, and will run around in circles, trying to secure a decent existence until the firm does not understand that only the control of the society, as the activities of the state and the activities of private businesses, that only strict compliance with all democratic norms, and not selectively, as it wish to power, could be the guarantor of human existence, a guarantor of equality, freedom and justice.
Vitaly Glukhov 11.10.2005, the
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