06/ 04/ 2007
MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) – Gazprom’s deal to buy a stake in the Sakhalin II oil and gas project will be completed in April, the Russian industry and energy minister said Friday.
“In April, all decisions, not just legal, on the deal, will be completed,” Viktor Khristenko said.
Khristenko said Gazprom, Shell, Mitsubishi and Mitsui are finalizing legal documents.
The ambitious oil and gas project, formerly led by Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell, was subjected to months of intense pressure last year from Russian authorities, who accused it of causing serious environmental damage to Sakhalin Island, including deforestation, toxic waste dumping and soil erosion.
Earlier, Russia’s Audit Chamber assessed environmental damage inflicted by the project at $5 billion.
Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] took over project operator Sakhalin Energy in late 2006.
In December 2006, Gazprom acquired 50% plus one share in the Sakhalin II project for $7.45 billion. Shell previously held a 55% stake, while Japan’s Mitsui and Mitsubishi owned 25% and 20%, respectively.
Sakhalin II comprises an oil field with associated gas, a natural gas field with associated condensate, a pipeline, a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG), and an LNG export terminal. Most of the LNG from the project will be exported to Japan, which is seeking to diversify its energy imports.
The project’s two fields have estimated reserves of 150 million metric tons (1.1 billion barrels) of oil and 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
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