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New Findings Prompted Gazprom U-Turn On Shtokman Project
October 19, 2006
An oil and gas platform off the coast of Sakhalin, in the Russian Far East (ITAR-TASS)
Gazprom reportedly received research data that was "unexpectedly positive" about the Shtokman field, possibly the largest natural gas field in the world.
"Kommersant" said the new data lowered the risks associated with developing the field and led Gazprom.
(AFP)