Preparing for Shtokman hearings
A number of public hearings on the development of the Shtokman project will start this spring.
The first hearing will take place in the town of Kola, located just south of Murmansk city, on 5 April, B-port.com reports. It will give locals the opportunity to discuss and give feedback on environmental aspects emerging in the wake of offshore operations planned in 2010 and 2011, the website informs. It is the administration of the Kola municipality together with the company Fugro Engineering which is responsible for the hearing. Project documentation will be made available to the public in facilitated reception offices from 3 March to 4 April. There will also be held two public hearings in Moscow.
