Royal Dutch Shell has put new proposals to Gazprom on the Russian energy giant's participation in the vast Sakhalin II liquefied natural gas project in the country's Far East, a Gazprom spokesman said Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
Project operator Sakhalin Energy, controlled by Shell, has been under scrutiny since September, when the Natural Resources Ministry canceled its 2003 approval of Sakhalin II.
"On December 8 Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller held a working meeting with Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer," Sergei Kupriyanov said. "Van der Veer put several proposals to Gazprom on the Sakhalin II project. The proposals are now being analyzed. A decision on them will be made with account for all existing problems, including environmental ones."
Project operator Sakhalin Energy, controlled by Shell, has been under scrutiny since September, when the Natural Resources Ministry canceled its 2003 approval of Sakhalin II.
"On December 8 Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller held a working meeting with Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer," Sergei Kupriyanov said. "Van der Veer put several proposals to Gazprom on the Sakhalin II project. The proposals are now being analyzed. A decision on them will be made with account for all existing problems, including environmental ones."