Russian shipbuilders worried about Shtokman delay
The three-year postponement of the Shtokman project causes concern in the Northwest Russian shipbuilding industry, leader of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Roman Trotsenko told PM Vladimir Putin in a meeting this week.
Mr. Trotsenko maintained that the project postponement not only affects the joint Russian-Korean construction of two Shtokman rigs, but also causes concern regarding the construction of LNG carriers.
The company leader urged Prime Minister Putin to open up for more operations on the shelf, under the precondition that it will be Russian companies and their Russian suppliers developing the fields.
Putin in his response confirmed that Russian companies will get the jobs, but at the same time stressed that the shelf development will have to be synchronized with the market demands, a transcript from the meeting posted at the government website reads
