At Gazprom, Views Conflict on Viability of Barents Sea Gas Project

New York Times: Gazprom, the Russian energy company, has long presented the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea as the jewel in the crown of its natural gas reserves, a find that might hold enough gas to meet global demand for a year. But Gazprom, a state-controlled company, has struggled for years to develop the field. This week, executives at Gazprom presented conflicting views of whether the project was even viable. According to news agencies, Vsevolod Cherepanov, chief of Gazprom's development department, said...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/business/global/gazprom-natural-gas-project-in-arctic-seas-in-doubt.html