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 cooperation agreement between the Shtokman Development AG and the United Shipbuilding Association will secure the role of Russian industry in the project, the parts say.
As the announced deadline for the final investment decision is approaching, the leaders of three Shtokman partners Gazprom, Total and Statoil meet in Moscow.
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot wants to establish a seismic survey company of international standards through acquiring the country’s leading seismic company Sevmorneftegeofizika.
The Swedish company Lundin has entered the search for oil and gas in the Barents Sea. The company opens an office in Harstad to get a foothold in the High North.
