Today in Saint Petersburg within the framework XIII International economic forum chairman of rule OAO «Gazprom» Alex Miller and president, top manager of company StatoilHydro Khel’ge Lund was signed Memorandum about the mutual understanding. A document foresees the leadthrough of joint works companies in area of geological survey, development and exploitation of resources of hydrocarbons in north regions.In accordance with Memorandum parties will develop a collaboration in northlands of Russia
and to Norway with the purpose of exposure and mastering of deposits of hydrocarbons, and also development of technologies, necessary for secret service, exploitation and transporting of the proper resources.The signed document is celled for a term of 3 years and replaces Memorandum about the mutual understanding
between «Gazpromom», Statoil and Hydro from 2005.«Partnership «Gazproma» and StatoilHydro it is based on long-term experience and front-rank technologies which are possessed by our companies and which are able to become the guarantor of any success of our projects. Realization of the largest
from them are mastering of Shtokmanovskogo of deposit – will become a starting point for development of arctic supplies of hydrocarbons, by a catalyst for creation and adaptation of technologies by which in the difficult climatic terms of North our companies will be
effectively to work.Presence of rich sources of raw materials on the Arctic shelf and unique experience «Gazproma» in realization of scale power projects open before us brilliant prospects for further development of scale partnership», – declared
Alex Miller.«Signing of new Memorandum demonstrates a succession and long-termness of collaboration «Gazproma» and StatoilHydro. Norway and Russia is strategic partners in the north, which in an equal degree realize as perspective of work is in districts
Arctic, so responsibility which it supposes.StatoilHydro engaged in development of marine deposits in severe climatic terms during 40 years. We have effective technologies and valuable experience of realization of projects which we are ready to be divided,
that farther than one times
years as a result of confluence of neftegazovogo business of companies Hydro and Statoil the incorporated company was formed StatoilHydro.k to the basic sphere of activity StatoilHydro secret service and booty of oil and gas belongs. More than 30 years a company develops hydrocarbons on Norwegian continental
shelf and is a pioneer in the field of realization of marine projects in severe climatic terms.By the largest shareholder StatoilHydro there is the state (67%).«Gazprom» and StatoilHydro are partners on the first phase of mastering of Shtokmanovskogo of gazokondensatnogo deposit
(SHGKM).