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Oil Exploration off Montenegro Triggers Fears for Environment, Tourism
Projections suggest Montenegro might have enough oil and gas out at sea to cover its own needs. It signed a concession contract in 2016 and officials say the first exploratory drilling might take up to six months.
But local residents and environmental activists are worried.
"There is no vision," said Natasa Kovacevic of the NGO Green Home.
Yamal project to scale up Russian gas exports by 10 pct: Russian official
Novatek's Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will increase Russia's global natural gas exports by around 10 percent, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anton Inyutsyn said on July 12.
Serbia's honorary consul - Putin's pal and enemy of West
According to unofficial announcements, Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko will soon become Serbia's honorary consul in St. Petersburg.
The 63-year-old billionaire is the founder and shareholder in the Volga Group investment firm, a member of the council of directors of the oil-chemical concern Sibur, and investor in Russia's biggest independent oil producer Novatek.