Kirkenes business participants to study possibilities in Teriberka
30 representatives from the business sector in the Norwegian border town Kirkenes leaves for a study tour to the Russian settlement Teriberka, future main base for the Shtokman project.
The aim of the trip is to learn more about the possibilities for participation in the development of the village. The participants also hope to tie contacts with possible Russian partners, newspaper Sør-Varanger Avis reports.
- We have to be ready the day things start to happen in Teriberka, says communication manager by the Finnmark County authorities Trond Magne Henriksen. – We will not be sitting on the sideline here.
As BarentsObserver has reported, Kirkenes sees major business opportunities from the Shtokman project. The town has port facilities and service industries which can supplement the bases on the Russian side of the border.
Also Teriberka awaits a major change from a sleepy fishing village to the hub of the world’s biggest offshore gas field. A large part of the visiting group comes from the construction and building sector in Kirkenes, who hopes to get construction contracts when the big work begins.
The study tour is organized and financed by Finnmark County authorities and Innovation Norway.
