The first was on the Yamal LNG Integrated Project which consists of the production, treatment, transportation, liquefaction and shipping of natural gas and natural gas liquids from the South Tambey field on the Yamal Peninsula in Northwestern Siberia. On 2 March the French Total bought a $4B stake in Russia's Novatek, teams on Yamal LNG project .
On 24 March the suck of the Russian ambassador to Tripoli by Medvedev stoked new tension between President Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, after Vladimir Chamov called the Kremlin's acquiescence to air strikes targeting Libya a "betrayal of Russia's interests". Putin and Medvedev had opposite opinions on the NATO’s intervention from day one when Medvedev rejected Putin’s “crusade” remark over Libya.
On 6 June Moscow which had voiced concern about civilian casualties and excessive use of force since the NATO-led air campaign, already had opened discussion with the rebels in Benghazi in an attempt to become a middleman. In his press conference after the G8, Medvedev said that he had sent Mikhail Margelov to Benghazi to begin talks, that “Gaddafi’s regime has lost legitimacy and he must leave” and that Russia would not give him asylum.
On 31 August Exon Mobile signed an Arctic oil exploration deal with Russian state owned oil company, Rosneft, in a strategic move ahead of industry rivals, BP. As part of the deal, Rosneft will be allowed access to oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. The very same day, Russia finally recognized TNC as the governing authority in the country. Where there’s smoke there’s fire they say.
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