NERYUNGRI, Russia, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mechel OAO , one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that a working meeting was held at its Yakutugol OAO coal mining subsidiary on October 8, 2008.

YAKUTSK. Aug 25 (Interfax) - The Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline will begin transporting oil in October.

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NERYUNGRI, Russia, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mechel OAO , one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that on June 22nd at the 60th kilometer landmark of Verhny Ulak Station of Baikal-Amur Mainline, together with Transstroy Engineering Corporation ZAO, a ceremony for the railway construction start-up was held.

IRKUTSK. April 9 (Interfax) - Eastern Siberian Railways (ESR), an affiliate of Russian Railways (RZD) (RTS: RZHD), carried 2.25 million tonnes of crude oil to China in January-March 2008, down 1.1% from the same period of 2007, ESR told Interfax.