Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:47 IST
NEW DELHI: Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Murli Deora leaves for Russia Saturday with a long shopping list, whose top item is a share in the new Sakhalin projects that will be opened for bidding soon.
Deora is being accompanied by chiefs of Indian Oil Corporation, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and ONGC Videsh limited (OVL).
India has a 20 percent stake in the Sakhalin-I field, which is operated by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil. The Indian share is 2.4 million tonnes of crude per year.