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Russia’s Sovcomflot says Arctic oil and gas shipments have reached new highs

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer July 11, 2017
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In his meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this week, Sovcomflot General Director Sergey Frank confirmed that his company over the last half year has shipped 20 million tons of crude oil from Arctic and sub-Arctic sites.

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