Effect of Federal Law № 57-FZ on the process of the oil industry consolidation in Russia
An alternative view on the questions as to why a new milestone in the consolidation of the oil industry of the Russian Federation on the basis of «Rosneft» integration is an evolutionary, and whether there is a fundamentally positive impact in the adoption of the Federal Law № 57- FZ of April 29, 2008, «On the Procedure for Foreign Investment in business entities of strategic importance for national defence and state security». The author gives a thorough evidence base, why the above federal law could not restrict competition on the shelf, and provides examples of successful scenarios of large foreign companies merges, speaking about «Rosneft» expansion.