By Andrew E. Kramer
Thursday, December 28, 2006
MOSCOW
The Russian government has won a further concession from the foreign partners at the world’s largest combined oil and natural gas field, known as Sakhalin-2, which is being developed in Russia’s remote Far East.
Last week, Gazprom, the Russian energy monopoly, took majority control of the project when the foreign developers, led by Royal Dutch Shell, agreed to sell 50 percent plus one share to Gazprom, after months of pressure on the company and accusations from a Russian environmental regulator. Critics called the sale a forced nationalization.