Norway points to further delays at Shtokman gas field

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Kuwait City—Further delays may be expectedfor development of the giant Shtokman gasfield in Russia’s sector of the Barents Seabecause conditions are not propitious for afinal investment decision, a senior Norwegianofficial said March 13.Project partners Gazprom, Total and Nor-way’s Statoil had been expected to announcethat decision by the end of March.“The timing is not ideal for developingsuch a huge project,” Lars Erik Aamot, direc-tor general of the Norwegian energy ministry’soil and gas department, told Platts on thesidelines of the International Energy Forumministerial meeting in Kuwait City.