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October 11th, 2006:

Financial Times: US shrugs off setback over gas supplies

By FT Reporters
Published: October 10 2006 21:23 | Last updated: October 10 2006 21:23

US officials said on Tuesday they were continuing to work towards agreement on Russian entry to the World Trade Organisation, in spite of Gazprom’s decision to develop the huge Shtokman natural gas field on its own and snub potential foreign partners.

The Shtokman decision – which will see Gazprom selling most of the gas to Europe and not the US, as originally planned – has cast a shadow over US-Russia WTO talks in Geneva this week. read more

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Financial Times: GUNMEN SEIZE 60 HOSTAGES

By Dino Mahtani
Published: October 11 2006 03:00 | Last updated: October 11 2006 03:00

Gunmen yesterday invaded an oil facility operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the southern Niger Delta, taking 60 people hostage and forcing the company to shut down 12,000 barrels a day of oil output, writes Dino Mahtani.

Security sources said the invasion of the Nun river facility appeared to be a dispute between members of the Oporoma community in the southern state of Bayelsa rather than a militant operation.

Disputes between local people and oil companies are frequent in the delta, fuelled by poverty and neglect of local communities by state governments. read more

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The Moscow Times: President Supports Shift on Shtokman

Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Issue 3516. Page 1.

By Catherine Belton
Staff Writer

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday threw his backing behind Gazprom’s sudden decision to go it alone in developing the vast Shtokman gas field, saying foreign oil majors could still participate — as long as Gazprom was the sole owner.

“Russia has decided to develop this field independently,” Putin said after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Dresden, Interfax reported. “We will be the sole subsoil user and owner of the field, but we do not rule out inviting foreign companies for joint work on development or doing part of the gas liquefaction process and marketing it in third countries.” read more

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