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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 11:39 AM
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Russian Gas Executives Visit Palin’s Turf

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/world/europe/15alaska.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin


A high-level delegation from the Russian energy company Gazprom met in Anchorage with state officials on Monday to talk about investing in Alaskan energy projects. The meeting came nearly three weeks after Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska talked in a television interview about her expertise in energy matters and took a hard line with Russia.

Senior officials of Gazprom said at a shareholder meeting in Moscow in June that the company was seeking to take part in a consortium that is building a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to Canada. The company is also interested in investing in other energy initiatives in the state, according to a statement released by Gazprom on Tuesday about the meeting in Anchorage.

“Gazprom has accumulated great experience in exploring hydrocarbon deposits, building and using gas pipelines in the far north environment,” the company said in the statement. “Gazprom’s experience will be relevant in realization of similar projects in Alaska.”

The Russian delegation at the meeting on Monday in Anchorage unexpectedly included several close associates of Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. The executives presented a slide show about the company’s business that lasted about an hour.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 11:40 AM
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1. So, Putin reared his head and Sarah wasn't even home to protect the USA?
Defend that damn airspace, Sarah!
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 11:40 AM
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2. Putin's head rising over Alaska? Whoa.
Watch out for them blasted Oly-garks, Sarah.
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FLyellowdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 11:58 AM
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3. Palin's people palling with Putin's people...how pathetic.
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