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Publish date: May 23, 2006
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Gazprom has said it plans to choose two to three partners to develop the field, Interfax reported. The company will name its foreign partners for the huge Shtokman gas project "this summer," Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said, adding a further delay to the project that was first planned to start in 2000.
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.