Rumors on shortage of hydrocarbon resources exaggerated- Putin
Rumors on global shortage of hydrocarbon resources in the next 15-20 years are exaggerated, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said speaking during a conference of the United Russia party in the city of Nizhniy Novgorod Tuesday.
As per reports and information from our sources,Ukraine is pursuing a plan to build a $1.5 billion liquefied natural gas terminal on the Black Sea after Russia refused to cut prices for shipments of the fuel.This is a matter of national security to us now as Russia has refused, without grounds, to lower the price of its gas,`` Vladyslav Kaskiv, head of Ukraine's State Agency for Investment and National Projects, said late last week in an interview in New York.Talks between the Ukrainian and Russian prime ministers last week ended without agreement on a requested reduction in the price of gas shipped from Russia.