Gazprom
and Petrofac have formed a partnership to export and promote the
standards of the Russian energy industry domestically and
internationally.
Offshore staff
LONDON –
Gazprom and
Petrofac have formed a partnership to export and promote the standards of the Russian energy industry domestically and internationally.
Under the five-year memorandum of cooperation, the two parties will collaborate on industry standardization initiatives as Russia’s energy sector invites international companies to assist its expansion domestically and overseas.
Initially Petrofac will support definition and development of pre-qualification and qualification criteria for local suppliers and local manufacturers.
The company has operated in Russia since 1993, and has offices in Moscow and Sakhalin Island.
Since 2006 Petrofac has also operated the Sakhalin Technical Training Centre, and increased its presence on the island in 2017 after securing a contract from Sakhalin Energy for its onshore processing facility.
10/08/2021
Prince Charles’ Putin-Hitler remarks in Halifax set off firestorm in Britain
In Britain, Charles has sometimes been accused of compromising the Royal Family’s political neutrality with his strong views.
By The Canadian PressWed., May 21, 2014timer2 min. read
updateArticle was updated May. 22, 2014
HALIFAX—The
seemingly off-the-cuff comment reportedly made by Prince Charles in
Halifax comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine
to the territory-seizing of Adolf Hitler has stirred debate in the
United Kingdom about the role of the monarchy.
Labour party MP Mike Gapes weighed in with a tweet that suggested the Prince of Wales should have kept his comments to himself.
“In
constitutional monarchy policy and diplomacy should be conducted by
parliament and government. Monarchy should be seen and not heard,” he tweeted.
When
someone asked him about the prince's right to free speech, he replied
on Twitter: “If you are heir to throne or monarch what you say matters.
Normal 'free speech' argument not relevant.”
Read more on the reported comments here
Prince Charles, Camilla touch down in Halifax for four-day royal tour
But Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told the BBC the prince was “free to express himself.”
“I
have never been of this view that if you are a member of the royal
family somehow you have to enter into some Trappist vow of silence,”
said Clegg. “I think he is entitled to his views. But I don't know
whether those were his views because I just don't think providing a
running commentary on what were private conversations is useful to
anybody.”
Britain's Daily Mail said Charles made the comment during a visit Monday to the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax.
The
newspaper reported museum volunteer Marienne Ferguson as saying her
Jewish family fled to Canada from Poland when she was 13, but that other
relatives failed to flee before the German army arrived in Gdansk in
1939.
It quoted Ferguson as saying
she told Charles about her family background and how she came to Canada,
and that Charles then said to her: “And now Putin is doing just about
the same as Hitler.”
The Canadian Press could not reach Ferguson for comment about the report.
A
spokeswoman for Clarence House, the residence of Prince Charles, told
the news agency early Wednesday, “We don‘t comment on private
conversations.”
“We do like to stress
that the Prince of Wales wouldn’t seek to make a political statement
during a private conversation,” the spokeswoman added.
Ferguson later told the BBC it was “just a little remark. I didn't think it was going to make such a big uproar.”
Tensions have grown between Putin and the West since Russia's annexation of Crimea earlier this year.
Charles
has sometimes been accused of compromising the Royal Family's political
neutrality with his strong views on topics including education,
architecture and the environment.
He
is due to join the Queen and leaders of the Second World War Allies —
including Putin — at events in France on June 6 to mark the 70th
anniversary of the D-Day landings that led to the liberation of Europe.
There was no immediate comment reported from Russian officials.
The prince and his wife, Camilla, are scheduled to wrap up their trip to Canada on Wednesday in Winnipeg.
With files from The Associated Press
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