Media: Exxon Mobil can stop for a while drilling with Rosneft in the Kara sea
Entered against Russia penalties have the opportunity to cause termination of the cooperation of the American oil giant Exxon Mobil with Rosneft in the exploration drilling " University-1 " in the Kara sea, informs Bloomberg.
Exxon Mobil can stop for a while participation in the project in the Russian Arctic to completion because of new sanctions by the U.S. and the EU, " writes Bloomberg, ITAR-TASS reported." Rosneft and Exxon Mobil began exploratory drilling northernmost wells in the Russian Federation " University-1 " through the platform West Alpha 9 August. As underlined by the Agency, the work was designed for 70 days. However, in connection with the entry into force of the new penal American organizations have just two weeks to 26 September to finish fallen Under the ban of operation with Russian partners. As reported by the wall Street Journal, in addition to drilling in the Kara sea Exxon Mobil will Also need to stop the project to create a hard-to-recover oil reserves in Siberia. Authorized Exxon Mobil said that the Company is " studying punishment " and wants " not to violate all the laws. According to the results of Friday's trading on the new York stock exchange the shares of American oil giant lost 1, 29%. Bloomberg indicates that due to the new anti-penalties will suffer such a large oilfield services organization, As Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Weatherford International. on 12 September, the US imposed fresh sanctions against Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Under them were, for example, five Russian energy organizations - Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, LUKOIL, Surgutneftegaz and Rosneft. They are forbidden to supply goods, services and technologies, the need for oil in deep water, the Arctic shelf, or in the shale formations. Remember, on the last working day of the week, the U.S. imposed sanctions against the largest Russian organizations, as well as among them - Gazprom, LUKOIL, Sberbank, VTB, a state Corporation with assistance and other. Before that, the EU imposed against Russia fresh penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. Also expanded the list of individuals who are Under punishment. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the explanation of the new U.S. sanctions said that these measures are another hostile step and contractee from the capital of Russia will not force myself to wait long.
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