Rosneft and Gazprom to be given rights for another 4 deposits in the Arctic
The Minister of Natural Resources, S. Donskoi, said that the Ministry keeps issuing licenses for the development of the Arctic shelf according to the existing legislation.
The Ministry of Natural Resources has submitted to the Government of Russia document on the transfer of licenses for the development of another 4 deposits at the Arctic shelf to Rosneft and Gazprom. The decision on the termination of license issue for the sites of the shelf hasn’t been made, the Minister said.
The Ministry of Natural Resources in April suggested terminating the issue of licenses to the state companies for the sites of the shelf until the decision on the elimination of restrictions for the access of private companies to the shelf is made.