On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:56:51 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:40:21 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

"Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal

Gazprom could increase its power over European supplies
Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with
Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.

The new firm, to be called Nigaz...."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8118721.stm

Sometimes, you just can't make this stuff up.

Is this one of those nigerian deals where a prince has $2.5b tied up
in a bank and he needs your help getting it out? ;-)

Yeah - except it's in Russian rubles. :)