Itera

ITERA International Group of Companies controlled by Russian businessman Igor Makarov headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with parent companies of the group registered in Cyprus. Its subsidiaries are involved in the energy industry, civil and industrial engineering, and finance and insurance. The company operates primarily in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and Latvia. In 2013, its main subsidiary Itera Oil & Gas Company—was acquired by Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft.

History

Itera Group was established in 1992 in the United States under the name Itera International Energy Corporation as a basic commodities trading company. In 1994, it obtained the rights to sell Turkmeni natural gas as payment for its sugar transaction and started implementing gas-related projects within its subsidiary Itera Oil & Gas Company, LLC. In 1995, Itera began selling Turkmeni gas to Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Georgia, as well as to the Baltic States. In the late 1990s, Itera began gas business in Sverdlovsk Region, followed by the Moscow and Perm regions.

ITERA

ITERA is the acronym for the Information and Telecommunications Education and Research Association. ITERA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and was founded on the principle that leading educational institutions can greatly benefit from cooperative development of curricular and research objectives.

Through periodic conferences ITERA seeks to obtain greater consistency in the development of its members' degree programs and the kinds of courses for educating future telecommunications leaders.

Membership

As of October 2008, its university membership includes: