NOVO-OGARYOVO (Moscow Region), June 27 (RIA Novosti)
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed the
participation of Royal Dutch-Shell in the Sakhalin III and IV
projects.
"I expect it is quite possible to continue cooperation
with Shell on other sections - Sakhalin III and Sakhalin IV,"
Putin said at a meeting with the oil major's CEO, Jeroen van
der Veer.
Putin said Shell had a lot of experience in the gas
liquefaction sphere. "We are speaking about sections further
away from the shore, at greater depths, and here your
experience could be in demand," he said.
Van der Veer said in turn that Shell hoped the necessary
licenses would be issued soon, and that the company was ready
for work.
Shell is one of the biggest buyers of Russian oil. It is a
member of the consortium developing deposits on the Sakhalin II
project and holds a stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
Shell accounts for 20% of Russia's imports of motor oil,
and the company has a network of filling stations in Moscow and
St. Petersburg.
Shell and Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company,
signed a cooperation agreement on Saturday to build plants
producing liquefied natural gas, including on the Yamal
Peninsula in northwest Siberia, and tankers to transport LNG.
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