OREANDA-NEWS. Russia's oil and natural gas company Surgutneftegas does not plan to merge with MMC Norilsk Nickel), Surgutneftegas CEO Vladimir Bogdanov.

Asked whether Surgutneftegas would like to merge with Norilsk Nickel, Bogdanov said, "No. Every day somebody is trying to merge us with someone else", Bogdanov noted sarcastically.