Sechin: Rosneft will find partners in case of disagreement ExxonMobil
OJSC Rosneft wants to attract other partners in the development of hydrocarbons on the shelf of the Kara sea in the case of the departure of the U.S. from ExxonMobil project, said the head of Russian oil organization Igor Sechin.
If ExxonMobil will be forced to withdraw from the project, " of course, we will develop it on their own and will bring the necessary technology and other partners, have no restrictions on interaction ", drew the attention of the head of " Rosneft " in an interview to the Agency.
" The project operator is our joint venture with ExxonMobil, and we do not plan to make changes in the ownership structure of the joint venture, " said Sechin." They (ExxonMobil - ed) will always have the opportunity to return to the project as soon as the regulators will allow ".
before the Commissioner's press service ExxonMobil said Last news that the Company on September 26, due to the imposed RF punishments USA stopped work on 9 projects in the framework of the agreement on strategic cooperation with Rosneft, with the exception of the project in the Kara sea. September 19, ExxonMobil said about taking respite from the U.S. authorities to suspend the implementation of the project on the exploration drilling " University-1 " due to natural features of the Arctic.
ExxonMobil Russia and Rosneft in the last month of summer has begun exploratory drilling on the platform West Alpha on the Northern most hole of Russia - " University-1 " in the Kara sea. September 27, Rosneft and ExxonMobil are told about the discovery of oil by drilling results. A preliminary assessment of the resource base - 338 billion cubic meters of gas and more than 100 million tons of oil.
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