Oettinger: EU may not help Russia develop Arctic oil, gas

EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said on the 23 July 2014 that the European Union should not give Russia technical help to develop Arctic oil and gas fields if Moscow failed to help to defuse the Ukraine crisis.

The statement was provided one day after a Foreign Affairs Council meeting which discussed further sanctions against Russia. At this point of the crisis, the energy sector was seen as a critical item of debate within the EU.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Russia’s Prirazlomnaya oil rig in the Arctic http://www.europeansources.info/record/russias-prirazlomnaya-oil-rig-in-the-arctic/

ESO: Background information: Council conclusions on developing a European Union Policy towards the Arctic Region http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-developing-a-european-union-policy-towards-the-arctic-region/

ESO: Background information: Council conclusions on Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 22 July 2014 / All options are open in terms of sanctions: Dutch foreign minister http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-ukraine-foreign-affairs-council-meeting-brussels-22-july-2014-all-options-are-open-in-terms-of-sanctions-dutch-foreign-minister/

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