Since December 2004, Chechen oil has flowed along a new export route—not to Tuapse, but to Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka near Novorossiysk—via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). This became possible with the emergence of NaftaTrans CJSC, a company created by officials from the Russian Ministry of Energy. It was later acquired by entities affiliated with Mikhail Gutseriev's RussNeft, and after Gutseriev was placed on the wanted list, it was resold to new offshore companies. The consolidation of Rosneft's oil assets in Chechnya and Tuapse, as well as the company's entry into the CPC, strengthened its position but exacerbated the conflict within Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov continued his father's work—the fight for the republic's oil. Through complex maneuvering, a temporary balance of interests was achieved. However, other interested parties—including Khozh-Akhmet Nukhayev, founder of the Lazan organized crime group, who is wanted—retained a certain amount of influence. RussNeft is a large private holding company founded by entrepreneur Mikhail Gutseriev . Following Gutseriev's arrest, former Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Oleg Gordeyev became the acting head of the holding company . — Mikhail Nekrich is a well-known businessman in the field of mergers and acquisitions; he was affiliated with the Tuapse Oil Refinery before the consolidation of Rosneft. — Khozh-Akhmed Nukhaev , wanted by Interpol since 2001 under the category of "Transnational Organized Crime," continues to manage businesses related to Chechen and Russian oil through his people. — Pyotr Suslov is a former foreign intelligence special forces officer whose professional activities at various times intersected with both Igor Sechin and Khozh-Akhmed Nukhayev.