Russian energy co. Gazprom proposes oil and gas development in Crimea

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Gazprom proposes oil and gas development in Crimea
March 18, 2014 - 2:13:26 pm

MOSCOW: Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom has proposed to develop Crimea's oil and gas sector, an official of the Ukrainian region which has applied to join Russia was quoted by RIA news agency as saying on Tuesday.

"Of course, Gazprom was the first to approach us with a proposal," said Rustam Temirgaliev, Crimea's first deputy prime minister.

He was asked if the Ukrainian region, which declared its independence and applied to join Russia following a weekend referendum, had received proposals from Russian companies to develop its oil and gas industry.

A Gazprom spokesman declined comments.... MORE

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1. Shell ends talks with Ukraine on Black Sea gas

Kiev (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said Wednesday it has ended talks with Ukraine and US group ExxonMobil on extracting natural gas in the Black Sea off the coast of crisis-hit Crimea.

In September, then-president Viktor Yanukovych said Ukraine had reached a production-sharing agreement with a consortium including Shell, ExxonMobil and state-owned Nadra Ukrainy to tap gas from the Skifski site in the Black Sea.

Prior to the popular uprising that toppled Yanukovych last month, Ukraine had been seeking to diversify its reliance on Russia for energy.

Shell said in a statement that it terminated negotiations on the Skifski project in January.

http://news.yahoo.com/shell-ends-talks-ukraine-black-sea-gas-181335039.html

Gazprom wants dibs on Crimean natural gas

(UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom aims to tap into the more than 50 billion cubic feet of gas available in Crimea, a deputy leader from the region said.

Crimean First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temergaliyev told Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti the gas company was already expressing interest in development.

"Gazprom was the first to file its request [for development]," he said in an interview published Tuesday.

Temergaliyev said about 53 billion cubic feet of natural gas are extracted each year from Crimea, which he said makes it one of the more attractive prospects in the Black Sea.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2014/03/19/Gazprom-wants-dibs-on-Crimean-natural-gas/UPI-27621395232560/#ixzz2wUrRggAW

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2. I don't think anyone could have predicted this! nt