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Publish date: May 11, 2006
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During the company presentation, Statoil expressed special interest in oil and gas cooperation in the Barents Sea and in the development of an LNG plant outside the town of Vidyaevo, BarentsObserver reported. The company last August signed a memorandum of understanding with the Murmansk county administration. The deal includes cooperation within culture, education, social life and business.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
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.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.