Rosneft Vietnam B.V., a company of Rosneft Group, and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) represented by its subsidiary Hakuryu 5, Inc. signed an agreement on provision and operation of the marine drilling rig HAKURYU-5, for the purposes of drilling exploration wells within the framework of Rosneft’s projects in Vietnam.

During the Eastern Economic Forum, Rosneft and the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) signed contracts for design, building and supply of two reinforced ice-class multi-functional support vessels. Additional terms of the contract provide for the option to build two more similar serial-built vessels.

Rosneft, Avestra Chemical (Suisse) SA and Manzhouli Far East Gas Co. Ltd. (Far East Gas) during the Eastern Economic Forum signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding over cooperation in supplies of propylene and various types of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to China.

Rosneft and Indian ONGC Videsh Limited during the Eastern Economic Forum signed the agreement of sale and purchase of 15% in Vankorneft and shareholders agreement in regard of the enterprise management.

Rosneft and China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) signed a Heads of Agreement on cooperation in equity investment in ChemChina Petrochemical Corporation (CCPC) and a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on the project of the Far-East Petrochemical Company (FEPCO).

Rosneft and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed the Heads of Agreement on cooperation within the proposed joint development of Russkoye and Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoye fields. 

Magadanmorneftegaz, Lisyanskmorneftegaz (joint ventures of Rosneft and Statoil) and China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) signed a contract to drill two exploration wells in 2016. The wells will be drilled in the Magadan-1 and Lisyansky areas of the Okhotsk Sea.

Rosneft held conference call dedicated to its Q2 2015 consolidated IFRS financial results

The Russian Joint Venture between Rosneft, Sberbank Investments and Pietro Barbaro S.p.A. closed the acquisition of the Pietro Barbaro Group shipping assets in the Russian Federation (100% share of Prime Shipping group of companies).