Federal Antimonopoly Service
On November 19, 2004, Russian bailiffs placed a notice in the Russian government newspaper "Rossiyskaya gazeta" announcing that Yuganskneftegaz would be sold at an auctioned scheduled to be held 30 days later on December 19, 2004. The conditions for participation in the auction included an advance deposit of US $1.7 bn and prior clearance by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service.