At the meeting, which was led by Deputy Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee Alexander Ananenkov, the participants reviewed materials prepared by Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Dobycha Shelf on the front-end engineering design development for the Shtokman project, Gazprom web site reads.
Read also: Barents region will get boost from Shtokman
In particular, optional technical solutions for Phases 2 and 3 of the Shtokman field development were discussed. Special attention was paid to ensuring technological, environmental and fire safety at the future hydrocarbons production and transmission facilities of the Shtokman GCF.
Gazprom’s specialized subdivisions and subsidiaries were tasked to perform the expert review of the materials provided by Gazprom dobycha shelf in order to define the optimal technical and technological solutions within the Shtokman field development process, Gazprom says.
The project launch has been postponed from 2014 to 2016 and the final investment decision will be made only in 2011, and not in 2010 as earlier planned.
