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Publish date: January 30, 2006
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Senior vice-president of Statoil Henrik Karlsen did not reveal the content of the final offer. According to him, Gasprom will most probably make its decision about Shtokman partners in the end of March. Statoil claims 25% of Shtokman project, Interfax reported.
A vice president of Norwegian Hydro Bengt Hansen reported that Hydro intends to claim 20% of Shtokman and wants to participate in the whole project chain. He did not detail the dates of the final offer to Gasprom. He mentioned that Hydro works with Gasprom according to the dates, established by the Russian company.
Shtokman gas condensate field is one of the largest gas fields in the world. The field is prepared for development according further deliver its liquid gas to the USA and other countries. The fields reserves stand for 3.2 billion m3 of gas and 31 million of gas condensate. Recently Shtokman gas reserves were re-estimated 10% larger.
Throughout the past year, our mission at the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center has focused on two key, but intertwined issues—nuclear and radiation safety as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, and the worldwide influence of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, which itself is actively involved in the war and has participated in the occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
At the beginning of the year, reports in the German and Russian press suggested an approximate 70% increase in uranium imports from Russia to Germany in 2024. But does this reflect broader European trends? It does not. Overall, imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia to Western countries actually dropped sharply in 2024. Unlike the situation in Germany, this is already an established trend.
A Lingen, Germany plant could begin producing nuclear fuel in cooperation with a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, which is directly involved in the war in Ukraine and occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.