Lukoil, Total pursue talks on potential shale oil work

摘要

Moscow-Russia’s Lukoil and France’s Total are continuing talks over a potential joint shale oil project in West Siberia despite West- ern sanctions targeting such projects in Rus- sia, Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov, said Thursday. “We are holding consultations, checking everything,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia Calling investment forum in Moscow. He said both companies would com- ply with the sanctions, but did not elaborate.