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.
The construction of new gas pipelines in northern and Northwest Russia is currently a top priority for Gazprom, company leaders underlined in a meeting on Tuesday. However, they did not even mention the planned Shtokman pipeline from Murmansk to Volkhov.
The Norwegian government has decided to put on halt the exploration of the Lofoten area, but instead heightens its focus on the petroleum resources in the Barents Sea.
Results from first seismic survey in earlier disputed part of the Barents Sea is promising. Geologist and Director General Bente Nyland of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate likes what she sees.
