One more window into Europe

Published: 31 December 2001 y., Monday
The commissioning of an oil transshipping facility near St. Petersburg not only gives Russia "a window" in that part of Europe, but also enables it to maneuver between the northern and southern directions. Russian President Vladimir Putin made statement to this effect on Thursday at a ceremony for commissioning the first section of the Baltic oil pipeline system. The specialized oil-loading port of Primorsk is the terminal of the Baltic pipeline system for exporting Russian crude from the fields of the Timano-Pechersk and West Siberian oil and gas provinces. Putin holds that this also gives more room for maneuvering Caspian oil and offers greater opportunities for the CIS members. The president pointed out that many leaders take "a very positive attitude towards what we are doing here in the Baltic Sea area." In particular, he referred to his talk with the president of Kazakhstan about joint projects concerning production of Caspian Sea oil and said that the commissioning of the Primorsk facility "offers an opportunity for additional maneuvering between the Mediterranean market as well as the markets of Western and Northern Europe."
Šaltinis: russianobserver.com
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

The most popular articles

HP Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2009, with net revenue of $28.8 billion, up 1% from a year earlier and up 4% when adjusted for the effects of currency. more »

California's golden dream turns gray

Saddled with an ongoing housing crisis, rising unemployment and an arguably flawed system of balancing the budget, California's "Golden dream" has turned a dismal shade of gray. more »

ATM security is top concern for U.S. consumers

ATM software provider Level Four Americas LLC found in a recent survey that 67 percent of U.S. adults who use financial institution with ATMs would be likely to switch FIs after an instance of ATM fraud or a data breach. more »

Recession affects Fashion Week

As designers put the finishing touches to their collections ahead of this year New York fashion week, the recession is on everyone's minds. more »

AB Bank SNORAS distributes the 11 per cent fixed-interest bond emission

On February 17 - March 13 this year, AB Bank SNORAS distributes one-year bonds with the fixed 11 per cent annual return, which can be regained after keeping the bonds for at least 28 days. more »

Looking upstream to fisheries reform

Europe's controversial fishing policy was under scrutiny Tuesday at a public hearing in Parliament about its future shape. more »

State aid: Commission approves Swedish scheme to recapitalise banks

The European Commission has approved, under EC Treaty state aid rules, a Swedish aid scheme intended to bolster the financing of the real economy by providing capital to banks. more »

Another Five Winners of the Danske Bankas Monthly Scholarship Award have been Announced

During the draw another five winners of the Danske Bankas monthly Scholarship award were announced. more »

Bank SNORAS gave 12 monetary prizes to the depositors who participated in the special action

In the special action of Bank SNORAS the participating depositors were presented 12 monetary prizes whose value reaches from 1 up to 50 thousand Litas. more »

Year-end Report 2008

Solid performance despite rapid economic slowdown. more »