Shtokman partners working well
“Right now there is a very good relationship and working atmosphere between Gazprom, Total and StatoilHydro,” Helge Lund said to Reuters.
Head of the Norwegian oil major declined to say however when he believed the Shtokman project would be on stream, saying that was a question for Gazprom. Gazprom has on numerous occasions underlined that the giant project will be in production from year 2013. “The focus now is to mature the technical concepts and solutions, and we are working very well with that objective. So that is the key focus of our teams now,” Lund said. “It is a good partnership”, Mr. Lund told Reuters He said StatoilHydro could contribute most in the offshore part of the Shtokman project because of its 40 years of experience in harsh offshore waters and also the lessons learned at its Snoehvit liquefied natural gas project in the Arctic.
