On April 4, 2025, the international scientific and practical conference Musin Readings 2025. Current Problems of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science was successfully held.
Organizer: Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science.
The conference combined both in-person and remote participation.
The in-person event was held at 12 Presnenskaya Embankment, Federation East Tower, floor 29, hall A28, Moscow.
Moderator: Victoria Valerievna Romanova, LL.D., Professor, Director of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science, Chairperson of the Commission of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Sector welcomed all participants and expressed her gratitude for their support, assistance, and kind remembrance of Valery Abramovich Musin, as well as for the opportunity to preserve and develop his scientific legacy.
WELCOMING ADDRESSES TO THE PARTICIPANTS WERE MADE BY:
Ksenia Olegovna Trinchenko, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Andrey Adamovich Trebkov, Chairman of the International Union of Lawyers
Vladimir Nikolaevich Pligin, Co-Chairman of the Association of Russian Lawyers, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation
Tatiana Mikhaylovna Siller, Auditor of the Regional Branch of the Association of Russian Lawyers for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, retired judge
Svetlana Viktorovna Zaytseva, Head of the Electricity and Nuclear Policy Division, EAEU Energy Department
Pavel Andreevich Ustyuzhaninov, Executive Secretary of the Russian Part of the Russia-China Chamber, Member of the RUIE Committee for International Cooperation
Svetlana Pavlovna Moroz, Dean of the Edilet School of Law, Caspian Public University, Professor, LL.D. (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Zhanna Igorevna Sedova, Deputy CEO – Director for Legal Affairs and Corporate Relations, EL5-Energo PJSC, LL.D.
Nikita Aleksandrovich Zhabin, Director of the Regulatory Support Department, Inter RAO PJSC, Member of Commission of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Sector
Petr Gordeevich Lakhno, Associate Professor of the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The conference participants also received a welcome address from Maxim Yuryevich Nedzvetsky, CEO of Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC.
During the conference, a solemn signing of a cooperation agreement between the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science and the International Union of Lawyers took place.
The agreement was signed by Viktoria Valerievna Romanova, Director of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science, and Andrey Adamovich Trebkov, Chairman of the International Union of Lawyers.
The objectives of the agreement include expanding international cooperation in the field of legal science and education, intensifying efforts to find promising ways to integrate scientific research and educational practice, and developing scientific and educational potential.
The signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science and the International Union of Lawyers was also attended by Konstantin Valerievich Rebets, Executive Secretary of the International Union of Lawyers, Vyacheslav Yuryevich Gusyakov, Deputy Chairman of the International Union of Lawyers, and Gagik Sergeyevich Kazinyan, Chairman of the Union of Lawyers of Armenia and Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
As a tradition at the international scientific and practical conference Musin Readings 2025. Current Problems of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science, the awarding ceremony of the participants of the first stage of the 2025 All-Russian Contest of Scientific Publications by Young Fuel and Energy Complex Specialists and Young Scientists took place.
The award ceremony was attended by Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dyakov, Deputy Director of Center for Assistance to Young Specialists Federal State Budgetary Institution (Rosmolodezh), Victoria Valerievna Romanova, Director of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science and Chairperson of the Commission of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Sector, and members of the contest committee, who are also members of the Commission of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Energy Law and Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Sector: Nikita Aleksandrovich Zhabin, Head of the Regulatory and Legal Support Directorate of Inter RAO PJSC, and Aleksey Shamilevich Sharafutdinov, Director for Legal and Corporate Affairs, Deputy Managing Director of MOEK PJSC.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the participants of the conference for preparing such insightful reports on the most pressing issues of legal regulation at both the national and international levels.
Speakers of the Conference:
Section 1. Legal Support for the Stability of Energy Project Implementation. Resolution of Energy Disputes
Andrey Gennadyevich Lisitsyn-Svetlanov, LL.D., Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy, Chief Researcher at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Risks of Legal Conflicts in Foreign Economic Large-Scale Projects
Mikhail Ivanovich Kleandrov, LL.D., Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — General Approaches to Codification of Energy Legislation
Natalia Vladimirovna Pavlova, PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Judge of the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union — Eurasian Integration and the Development of the Energy Market
Elena Vasilyevna Belyakovich, PhD (Law), Judge of the Central District Commercial Court — Trends in Judicial Practice in the Field of Energy Supply
Suleyman Bosca (Republic of Turkey), Chairman of the Energy Law Research Institute, Chairman of the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center (EDAC) — The Growing Need for Industry Expertise in International Energy Arbitration
Ibrahim Erminek (Republic of Turkey), LL.D., Professor, Faculty of Law, Ankara University, Member of the Panel of the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center (EDAC) — Mediation as a Way to Resolve Energy Disputes in the Republic of Turkey
Yu Gao (People’s Republic of China), PhD (Law), Researcher, Tsinghua University — Research on Building a Knowledge Graph for Decision Making on Compliance with Sanctions and Counter-Sanctions in Russian Natural Gas Based on the Deepseek AI Model
Viktoria Valerievna Romanova, LL.D., Professor, Director of the the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — International Energy Disputes: Current Tasks of International Energy Arbitration
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Vlasov, LL.D., Professor, Chief Researcher at the the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Procedural Peculiarities of Consideration of Energy Disputes in the Courts of the Russian Federation
Nikolay Andreevich Akimov, PhD (Law), Leading Researcher at the the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Current Issues of Judicial Practice in Energy Disputes
Section 2. Trends and Challenges of Legal Regulation in the Energy Sector
Svetlana Viktorovna Zaytseva, Head of the Electricity and Nuclear Policy Division, Energy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission — Current Tasks of Creating the Legal Framework for the EAEU Common Electric Power Market
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lebedeva, PhD (Law), Counselor of the Historical and Documentary Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Leading Researcher at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Impact on Nuclear Security of International Conferences of the Parties to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and the Amendments of 2005
Vyacheslav Yuryevich Gusyakov, PhD (Law), Associate Professor of the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University — Legal Triangle with Two Unequal Sides in the Atomic Version: Russia, France, and Kazakhstan
Sergey Aleksandrovich Lobanov, LL.D., Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Legal Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex, International Institute of Energy Policy, MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia — Peculiarities of the Legal Status of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and Its Contribution to the Implementation of the Energy Strategy of Russia
Rosmi Joan (Republic of India), LL.D., Associate Professor, Nalsar Law University, Hyderabad — Nuclear Power Surge: India’s Path to 100 GW
Mukkatira Palangappa Chengappa (Republic of India), LL.D., Associate Professor, Head of the Center for Land Law, Mining, and Real Estate Studies, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata — Global Climate Commitments and Their Impact on India’s Green Energy Transition
Elmira Faatovna Nigmatullina, LL.D., Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Labor Law and Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law, Kazan Federal University — Legal Regime of Subsoil Waste Disposal Facilities
Vesna Zoranovna Zivkovic (Republic of Serbia), Procurement, Tender, and Insurance Specialist, LUKOIL Serbia LLC, Belgrade – Legal Regulation of Wastewater Discharge at Oil Refineries: Measures to Prevent Environmental Harm
Petr Igorevich Chuvakhin, PhD (Law), Associate Professor of the Department of Legal Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex, International Institute of Energy Policy, MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia – International Legal Regulation of the Energy Sector in the WTO
Vadim Viktorovich Shabunya, PhD (Law), Leading Researcher at the V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science – State Policy of the Russian Federation in Ensuring Technological Sovereignty in Power Engineering
Nikita Aleksandrovich Nikitin, Chief Specialist of PJSC Gazprom, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Types of Oil and Gas Companies in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Legal Regulation of Conclusion, Implementation, and Enforcement of Shareholder Agreements in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Anna Aleksandrovna Likhacheva, Deputy Head of Department — Head of Division, Gazprom PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — The Legal Nature of Relations Arising in Special Economic Zones in the Russian Federation
Maria Sergeevna Nakonechnaya, Legal Director, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Peculiarities of Mediation in Fuel and Energy Complex Organizations
Artur Ildusovich Adigamov, Attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Postgraduate Student at the MGIMO University – Issues of Improving the Legal Regulation of Oil and Gas Production in the Context of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Borodavko, Chief Specialist of the Claims and Litigation Department, Legal Division, Legal Support Department, ROSSETI Lenenergo PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Analysis of Judicial Practice in Cases of Recognizing the Right of Ownership of Facilities Constructed When Implementing Technological Connection Contracts
Sergey Aleksandrovich Puzikov, Chief Legal Advisor of the Legal Department, Legal Administration, Gazprom Gazoraspredelenie Volgograd LLC, Candidate of the Institute of Law, Volgograd State University — Development of Legal Regulation of Gas Supply to the Population in the Russian Federation
Marina Mikhaylovna Sabashnikova, Legal Advisor at Gazprom Gazoraspredelenie KirovJSC — Additional Gasification. Legal and Practical Aspects
Anastasia Alekseevna Cherepanova, Head of Division, Legal Department, Ministry of Energy of Russia — Problems of Legal Regulation and Law Enforcement Practice in the Transitional Stage of Reforming the Institution of Restricted Use Areas for the Location of Fuel and Energy Complex Facilities
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Shcherbakov, Leading Legal Advisor at IK Region JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — The Public Needs Category in Cases of Withdrawal or Encumbrance of Land Plots
Aleksander Sergeevich Pates, CEO of Vershina Development LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Participation of Design Organizations in Contracts for the Construction of Generating Facilities Operating on Renewable Energy Sources
Dmitry Dmitrievich Khakhaev, Head of Tax Accounting, TRINFICO JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Problem of Holding Taxpayers Liable for Failure to Fulfill Tax Obligations Due to Military Activities
Ekaterina Mikhaylovna Kologermanskaya, PhD (Law), Legal Advisor at PromHim LLC — Leading Trends in the Legal Regulation of Renewable Generation Within the BRICS Interstate Association
Nikita Grigoryevich Derkach, Chief Expert of the Legal Support Department, Rosseti North-West PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Key Aspects of Legal Regulation of the Consolidation of the Distribution Integrated Power Grid in the Russian Federation
Lev Aleksandrovich Nakonechny, Senior Manager, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Legal Regulation of Current Standards in the Classification of Petroleum Products in the Russian Federation
Marsel Fanilyevich Gabdulkhakov, Legal Advisor on Corporate and Legal Support, Arian EAST-WEST (Clinics) LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — The Role of LNG in Ensuring Energy Security: The Legal Aspect
Yulia Sergeevna Kupriyanova, Leading Legal Advisor at Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Samara LLC — The Legal Nature of Gas Supply Contracts and Their Material Terms
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Gordeev, Head of the In-House Gas Equipment Department, Gazprom gazoraspredelenie Ulyanovsk LLC — Problems of Statutory and Legal Regulation Regarding the Operation of Smoke and Ventilation Conduits in Apartment Buildings
Natalia Evgenyevna Nasekina, Head of Inter RAO PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Foreign Experience in Regulating Charging Infrastructure
Dmitry Olegovich Polyakov, Leading Legal Advisor of the Enforcement Proceedings and Bankruptcy Department, Legal Support Division for the Khabarovsk Territory, DEKPJSC — Certain Problems of Compensating Guaranteeing Suppliers for the Cost of Electricity Losses and Ways to Solve Them
Ilya Sergeevich Kondrutsky, Head of Policy-Making, Petersburg Sales Company JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Problems and Prospects of Transitioning to Differentiated Electricity Tariffs for the Population
Elina Valerievna Kosterina, Deputy Head of Department, Gazprom PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Current Legal Problems of Gas Pipelines Construction in Specially Protected Areas
Anatoly Arturovich Akhverdyan, Deputy Head of the Moscow Region Governor’s Administration, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Grounds and Procedures for the Emergence of Rights to Land Plots for the Placement of Energy Facilities
Maria Alexandrovna Pyatykh, Deputy Director of the Department of Judicial Practice, Transneft PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Current Tasks of Filling Gaps in the Legal Regulation of Compensation for Damage to Water Bodies from Pollution by Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Yury Arkadyevich Kapul, Head of Department, Transneft PJSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Administrative and Legal Regulation Ensuring Compliance with the Regime of Restricted Use Areas of Trunk Oil Pipeline Territories
Shamil Vladimirovich Tarba, Deputy Director of the Design Department, Rosenergoatom Concern, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — State Regulation of Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Current Challenges
Olesya Igorevna Eremeeva, Expert of the Property Management Department, RADON FSUE, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Current Tasks of Developing Legal Regulation in the Field of Decommissioning Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers and Nuclear Maintenance Ships
Sergey Yuryevich Komarov, Head of the Property Management Department, RADON FSUE, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — On the Issue of Criteria for the Attribution of Nuclear and Radiation Hazardous Facilities in Russian Legislation
Aleksey Sergeevich Fedorov, Head of the Legal Support Department, Petersburg Sales Company JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Digital Ruble in Energy Settlements: Legal Aspects and Prospects
Anna Viktorovna Keverkova, Head of Department, Mosenergosbyt JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — The Impact of Cryptocurrency Mining on the Quality of Electric Power and Reliability of Electricity Supply in Russia
Ramil Rifkatovich Kiyamov, Legal Advisor at Gazprom Transgaz SaratovLLC — The Procedure of State Control (Supervision) over Compliance with Energy Saving Legislation and Liability for Violations
Elizaveta Viktorovna Podymova, Chief Expert on Contractual Work, Critical Information Systems Scientific and Production Association JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Concepts of ‘Open License’ and ‘Free License’ in Russian and Foreign Law
Yulia Viktorovna Zhilkina, PhD in Economics, Chief Specialist at Rosseti — MES Center Branch — The Backbone Local Grid Company: Regulatory Complexities
Roman Romanovich Tsyganovsky, Legal Advisor (2nd Category) of the Management and Apparatus under the Management of the Department of Material and Technical Supply and Procurement, Branch of Gazprom transgaz Saratov LLC — On Practical Features of Establishing Conditions for the Operation of Linear Facilities Located Within the Easement Area of General-Purpose Highways
Section 3. Modern Insurance Law
Lyubov Borisovna Sitdikova, LL.D., Professor, Chief Researcher at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Current Issues of New Types of Insurance: Cyber Insurance and Insurance on Demand
Irina Mendigereevna Telebekova (Republic of Kazakhstan), PhD (Law), Professor of the Higher School of Natural and Humanities Sciences, Baishev University — Endowment Educational Insurance Contracts in the System of Civil Law Contracts (Under the Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Evgeny Valerievich Kovalev, Executive Director of Sberbank Life Insurance LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Peculiarities of Legal Regulation of Telemedical Consultations in the Russian Federation
Anastasia Valerievna Vashechkina, Legal Advisor of Gazprom transgaz Yugorsk LLC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Insurance of Marine Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas: The Concept of Insurable Interest and Tasks of International Legal Regulation
Mikhail Sergeevich Daylidenok, Deputy Director — Regional Director of SOGAZ JSC, Postgraduate Student at the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science — Civil Law Regulation of Risks in Mortgage Lending
Summarizing the results, the participants noted that the Musin Readings have become a widely recognized and highly professional scientific and practical platform for discussing current issues of energy law at both the national and international levels. They emphasized the warm, friendly atmosphere, the extent of the prepared reports, and the wide range of topics discussed.
The reports of the participants will be published in the V.A. Musin Center publications: Energy Law Forum and V.A. Musin Law Center Bulletin.
Concluding the event, moderator V.V. Romanova once again expressed her heartfelt thanks to all conference participants for their support, help, and kind, memorable attitude.
The broadcast can be viewed at:
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