Sunday, 22 April 2012

Italian-Russian fuel deal applauded by Terzi

'Step forward' for bilateral ties

20 April, 17:04
 
 
(ANSA) - Moscow, April 20 - Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said on Friday that the deal by Italian fuel giant Eni and electricity group Enel for natural gas production in Siberia represents a "step ahead" in bilateral relations between Italy and Russia.

Gas from the acrtic field in the autonomous district of Yamals-Nenets, located more that 3,000 kilometers from Moscow, could fill one-third of Italy's annual fuel needs, said Terzi. But Terzi specified that the gas from the Eni and Enel joint-venture with Russian counterparts Novatek and Gazpromneft, called Severenergia, is not necessarily destined for the Italian market.

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