It probably seemed a good idea at the time. But Russia's attempt to create a joint gas venture with Nigeria is set to become one of the classic branding disasters of all time ‑ after the new company was named Nigaz.
The venture was agreed last week during a four-day trip by Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev to Africa. The deal between Russia's Gazprom and Nigeria's state oil company was supposed to show off the Kremlin's growing interest in Africa's energy reserves.
On July 3rd, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Keith_Hays said:
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On July 3rd, 2009 at 08:23 AM, John Farney said:
Keith - I like that first one a lot! Very funny. Far too true.
On July 3rd, 2009 at 03:32 PM, Keith_Hays said:
John,
Is it true that Sarah Palin just bought a round trip ticket to Argentina as her first act as a private citizen?
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On July 3rd, 2009 at 04:50 PM, Keith_Hays said:
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On July 4th, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Keith_Hays said:
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On July 5th, 2009 at 01:18 AM, Arvid said:
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On July 6th, 2009 at 01:51 AM, Keith_Hays said:
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On July 9th, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Keith_Hays said:
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On July 9th, 2009 at 08:31 PM, Isn't it rich? (not verified) said:
Medvedev might need a better PR firm: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/30/russia-nigeria-gas-name-blunder
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Keith - I like that first one a lot! Very funny. Far too true.
John,
Is it true that Sarah Palin just bought a round trip ticket to Argentina as her first act as a private citizen?
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This last post conclusively proves that Arvid is in fact Laurel Prussing. Sad. - Anonymous on 2009-06-22 @ 9:30am
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