Russia opens oil price-fixing probe against top firms

07.11.2014
    Russian state inspectors have opened an inquiry into major Russian oil firms suspected of market rigging to push up petrol prices nationally.     The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) is investigating Bashneft and Lukoil - both privately-owned - as well as state-owned Rosneft.     The FAS says many deals between Russian oil firms on the...