Friday September 22nd, 2006 / 14h45
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- A statement saying a government agency wouldn’t agree to cancel a key environmental permit for a $20 billion oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA.LN) was mistakenly released and doesn’t reflect the agency’s position, a spokesman for the state body said Friday.
The spokesman for the agency, known as Rostekhnadzor, said: “This press release was sent out by mistake, and it does not reflect the official position of Rostekhnadzor.”
The spokesman said he couldn’t comment on the official position of Rostekhnadzor regarding the environmental permit.
Friday September 22nd, 2006 / 14h45