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Friday, December 22, 2017
Arkhangelsk Governor Names China as Key Partner in Arctic Projects
Among the projects are construction of the Belkomur railway line and of the Arkhangelsk deep-water sea port, the governor said
Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft is in talks with the Chinese drilling company Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp (ZPEC) over it taking a stake in Gazprom Neft’s Chonsk oil fields development project in Siberia
The move is part of a large-scale programme to support Chinese tourism in Russia
The parties may reduce to three the minimum number of tourists in a group travelling without visas, according to Russia’s Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov
Last month, Chinese authorities launched a pilot program, requiring 28 cities in North China to convert heating systems powered by coal to natural gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been quoted as saying at a press conference last week that industrial developments in the Arctic region are a top priority for Russia and that this will be done in cooperation with China
Russian ESPO Blend oil exports to China via the Skovorodino-Mohe pipeline are expected to jump by 57 percent to 6.7 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the previous three months
