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Publish date: March 15, 2006
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James Mulva told an international conference on energy security in Moscow that his company’s cooperation with Russia’s no. 1 crude producer LUKoil, in which it owns a 16% stake, aimed to achieve strategic goals and would continue. Mulva said oil prices would be more unstable without Russia’s contribution to the world oil market, RIA Novosti reported. He added that Russia is a reliable energy resource supplier.
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.