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Publish date: September 21, 2006
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Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk and Norwegian Aker (the plant designer) are preparing to receive the contract on modules fabrication for the LNG plant, portnews.ru reported.
The head of Sevmash press department Mikhail Starozhilov said that implementation of this project is the best alternative to load capacity after completing the four offshore platforms of Prirazlomnaya type in the end of 2006.
The completed modules should be shipped by sea to Kharasevey port for further installation, added Starozhilov. Gasprom has not announced yet the concrete plans on implementation of liquefied natural gas plant on the Yamal Peninsula.
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.