Siberian Coal Energy Company Siberian Coal Energy Company Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) is one of top-ten global coal producers by output, international sales and reserves and Russia's largest coal producer, which has affiliates and subsidiaries in Krasnoyarsk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, and Khabarovsk Krai, Chita Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast, Buryatia and Khakassia. In February 2007, SUEK and Gazprom agreed to establish a joint company on the basis of their electricity and coal assets. The shares of new company would have been divided on the basis of 50% plus 1 share to Gazprom and 50% minus 1 share to SUEK. However, that deal was abandoned. In
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