Gazprom vows to work safer offshore
Posted by | Posted in Business News | Posted on 19-07-2011
MOSCOW, July 18 (UPI) — Russian energy company Gazprom said environmental safety assurances were a requirement for all of its contractors working offshore.
Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Ananenkov was the host for a meeting in Moscow for a committee tasked with examining environmental protection and energy efficiency.
“The meeting paid special attention to environmentally friendly technologies of drilling wastes disposal and recycling,” Gazprom said in a statement. “Specialized structural units were tasked to continue streamlining of said technologies.”
Gazprom noted that all of its contractors working in offshore oil and natural gas deposits were required to meet production and environmental safety rules.
The Russian energy companies notes that it is exploring offshore resources in India, Vietnam, Libya, Algeria and Venezuela.
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of the company, said it was determined to produce as much as 100 million tons of oil per year by 2020.
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