Billions are invested in the Zvezda yard outside Vladivostok to make it capable of meeting Russia’s growing demand for ice-protected ships and platforms.
Norway should not drill for oil along the border to Russia in today’s political situation following the annexation of Crimea, says leader of Parliament’s Energy Committee.
Oslo called off its environmental minister’s visit to Moscow, cancels military cooperation, but has no objections that Statoil expands cooperation in the Barents Sea with one of Putin’s most important source of income; Rosneft. Igor Sechin and Helge Lund met in Norway on Monday.