04 June 2004 05:50
TNK-BP to join Eastern Siberian consortium
"All the participants in the project understand that oil and gas
fields in Eastern Siberia and Yakutia should be developed
IRKUTSK. June 4 (Interfax) - A draft protocol of intent has been drawn up, which establishes the main principles for
the inclusion of TNK-BP in a consortium for the development of oil and gas fields in Eastern Siberia and Yakutia, TNK-BP
Managing Director for Production and Technology Victor Vekselberg said.
comprehensively, to make their development economically viable," he said at a press conference in Irkutsk on
Friday.
However, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Ananenkov said earlier that Gazprom has not received a concrete proposal from
TNK-BP on joining the participants in the consortium - Gazprom, Rosneft and Surgutneftegas.
24, 2004 to set up a consortium to join forces to develop oil and gas
fields, develop a scheme and set up a single system to supply gas to
He said that the agreement to set up the consortium does not cover increasing the number of its participants. At the
same time Ananenkov said, "we are ready to consider any proposal for cooperation, if they are concrete."
The comprehensive development of oil and gas fields in Eastern
Siberia and the Far East will ensure the most effective use of
Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov said earlier that "the unofficial position of participants in the
consortium is as follows - we are not against TNK-BP participation in Eastern Siberia." "The conditions for
joining the consortium and the timeframe are not yet being discussed," he said.
Gazprom, Rosneft and Surgutneftegas signed an agreement on January
consumers in Eastern Siberia and Yakutia. Recently, participants in the consortium agreed on a single approach to the
choice of a route for new oil and gas pipelines in eastern Russia.
resources, taking into consideration the requirements of the domestic market and the possibility of exporting gas to
China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG ENR ELG NGS] rd
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