Russia and ChinaDelay Talks AboutOil Supply Dispute

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Oil Supply DisputeHopes that Russia and China might burythe hatchet in a long-running dispute overoil supplies and make headway on aplanned gas deal have been dashed, aftertalks planned for Moscow on Tuesdayyielded no news — prompting speculationthey never took place.Russian gas giant Gazprom has de-clined to say whether its meeting withChina National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC)went ahead. But the likelihood is it didnot: Gazprom chief Alexei Miller was inUkraine on Tuesday for talks on gas priceswith President Viktor Yanukovich, whiledeputy CEO and Gazprom Export headAlexander Medvedev was on his way toBrussels for a presentation on the SouthStream project, designed to pipe Russiangas to Europe.