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Название: Короткие сообщения на англ. языке Главные Пункты: * Общество исследователей млекопитающих Азербайджана начало программу по изучению проблем биоразнообразия вдоль нефтепровода Баку-Супса, результаты которого станут известны в начале 2002 г. * Председатель Счетной палаты Азербайджана внес в Парламент страны законопроект, согласно которого Счетная Палата будет также контролировать расходы Нефтяного фонда страны. * В 2000 г. иностранные инвестиции в Краснодарском крае составили 22% от общего числа инвестиций на территории РФ, что объясняется растущим интересом западных компаний к энергоресурсам Каспия. * Chevron-Texaco намерены приобрести 10% ГНКАР в спонсорской группе проекта трубопровода Баку-Джейхан. * Российский Национальный центр Мониторинга, позволяющий получать информацию со спутника системы Инмарсат, должен способствовать эффективной борьбе с браконьерским выловов осетра на Каспии, считает Председатель Государственного Таможенного Комитета РФ. * и др. сообщения. (05.11.2001) Полный Текст Короткие сообщения на англ. языке Короткие сообщения на англ. языке *** BIODIVERSITY PROBLEMS ALONG BAKU-SUPSA IN FOCUS The mammal researchers society of Azerbaijan has embarked on implementation of the program of studying bio-diversity problems along the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. This is the second part of the program, as the first was carried out in January-May. Georgian researches are engaged in a similar study on the territory of Georgia. Results of the investigation will be released in early 2002. Azernews, 12.10.01 Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) 37 Electronic Bulletin: Caucasus Environmental News *** /11:23 02.11.2001/ Azeri Accounting Chamber to control expenditures of Oil Fund Baku, November 2, 2001. (CNA). On Accounting Chamber new bill has been already prepared and will be submitted to the Azeri parliament, the Chairman of Azeri Accounting Chamber Namig Nasrullayev said. The former Economy Minister mentioned that in the new bill the Accounting Chamber along with the budget expenditures controlling would also control the expenditures of the Oil Fund and currency reserves of the state. -OK- CNA\www.caspian.ru *** PUTIN MAY SET UP STATE COMMISSION TO MONITOR NATURAL RESOURCES EXPORTERS. Following an audit which determined that most Russian natural resource exporters violate their licenses, "Kommersant- Daily" reported on 9 November that the presidential administration is considering establishing a special presidential state commission to take direct control over all mineral exports. The government has already expanded its control over the export activities of state-owned enterprises, "Rossiiskaya gazeta" reported the same day. VY RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 215, Part I, 13 November 2001 *** COMPANIES FORM GROUP TO PROMOTE GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. A group of major Russian enterprises including Norilsk Nickel, YUKOS, and others formed a Russian Institute of Directors for the Improvement of Corporate Governance on 8 November, Interfax-AFI reported. The new institute will help to develop economy-wide standards of corporate behavior, including rules about handling minority stockholders and conducting audits of firms, the news service said. PG RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 214, Part I, 9 November 2001 *** /20:20 08.11.2001/ CPC pipeline is the most dangerous from all projects of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins Moscow, November 8, 2001. (CNA). Independent environmentalists state that Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is the most dangerous from all projects of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins. It is dangerous from the point of view of ecology, bio-system of the region and vital activity. The independent Ecological Service for the Northern Caucasus and International Social and Ecological Union share such opinion, which conduct regular monitoring of ecological state in these regions. Document received by CPC points out that ecologists call upon the Caspian Pipeline Consortium to keep up demands for secure exploitation of the terminal in South Ozereyevka and the entire project. They suggest holding city ecological referendum for permissibility of CPC functioning in the region of South Ozereyevka populated area, which is resort zone. They also suggest to carry out international ecological expertise of this project. It shoud be stressed that, on October 1, 2001, the human rights activist, the Chairman of the Democratic Forum fund Mikhail Konstantinidi, who repeatedly declared against the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), was sentenced to the 5-year imprisonment with expropriation. He is accused of swindling and grand larceny and illegal rendering juridical services to people at extra cost while being a member of the Bar. Besides, the ecologists consider that real reason of Konstantinidi¦s pursuit was his active participation in the public ecologic activity within 10 years. The activist took part in the actions for prohibiting construction of units in 100-meter shore area and prohibiting import and transportation of the so-called "Austrian garbage" - the acetic acid and grainy sulfur via Novorossiysk. The central role he played in struggle against the CPC oil pipeline construction. CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /11:50 08.11.2001/ Prospect drilling on Cheleken area in Turkmenistan started Ashkhabad, November 8, 2001. (CNA). Mobil Exploration & Producing Turkmenistan Inc. US company started drilling the first prospect-exploration well on Cheleken area of Turkmenistan situated onshore, 6 km from the Caspian Sea. ExxonMobil company in Turkmenistan informed CNA that the drilling program is a new stage of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed for 25 years with Turkmen government in July 1998. The budgeted depth of the well is about 5,300 meters. The drilling is to be completed by beginning of 2002. -OK- CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /19:05 05.11.2001/ Caspian hydrocarbons attract foreign investors Moscow, November 5, 2001. (CNA). The hydrocarbon resources and perspective oil and gas fields on the Caspian Sea more and more attract the foreign investors, the fact that the Krasnodar territory became the second after Moscow Russian region for volumes of foreign investments attracted in 2000, approves it. According Expert rating agency, about 22% of all foreign investments to Russia last year (USD 959 million) fell to the share of the Krasnodar territory, that is twice more than in 1999. Most attractive for investments the foreigners consider the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, the Blue Stream gas project and also the oil-processing complex of the region. -OK- CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /18:25 05.11.2001/ Chevron-Texaco intends to purchase 10% SOCAR shares in Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline Baku, November 5, 2001. (CNA). The US Chevron and Texaco companies, which completed the fusion two weeks ago, intend to purchase 10% shares in sponsor group of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline construction project, the representative of the Azeri State Oil Company (SOCAR) informed CNA. The process of involving the US oil companies’ alliance will take place owing to 10% SOCAR shares in Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project purchase. The Azeri SOCAR will possess 35% shares in this action. The other companies to participate in the sponsor group of the main export oil pipeline from the Azeri fields of Chirag, Azeri and Guneshli are LUKOIL Russian largest oil holding and Alberta Energy second largest Canadian oil company. -OK- CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /20:33 06.11.2001/ Caspian-Black Sea forum to be established by late December Moscow, November 06, 2001. (CNA). The annual Caspian-Black Sea forum will be founded during the "Oil and security" round table, scheduled for early December, 2001, deputy of the head of Russian Social and Political center Sergey Mikhailov said. According to Mikhailov the organizers believe, that "Oil and Security" forum have to unite both Caspian states and European and Western states as a whole. Thus, representatives of some European and Southern Caucasian states, as well as Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran expressed their readiness to take part in the works of the forum. Talking on Turkmenistan, Mikhailov expressed hope, that Ashkhabad would not ignore the meetings of five littoral Caspian states as it used to do earlier". Social and Political center is ready to cooperate with another forums and units, interested in problems of Caspian region. He mentioned both International Caspian forum, established on October 25-27 in Derbent by the initiative of the Russian Institute of Federalism and "Caspian: perspectives and problems" annual seminar, expected to be held in late December, in Tehran.EE CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /18:17 06.11.2001/ LUKOIL to invest USD 75 million in Shelf-2 marine drilling unit modernization Moscow, November 06, 2001. (CNA). LUKOIL company intends to invest USD 75 million in Shelf-2 floating drilling unit modernization in 2002, company’s press office informed. The drilling unit is intended for 7.500 meters depth drilling. The company intends to use it on Yalama (D-222) block in Azeri region of the Caspian Sea, and in Northern (Russian) part of the sea. According to the press office, Shelf-2 marine drilling unit is scheduled to be set on the sea by the end of 2003 - beginning of 2004. The common expenses of drilling unit modernization was estimated for USD 225-250 millions. EE CNA/www.caspian.ru *** /13:05 06.11.2001/ Heads of State Fishery Committee and Russian Customs Committee arranged on joint struggle against poaching Moscow, November 6, 2001. (CNA). The Caspian News Agency received a joint press release from the State Fishery Committee and State Customs Committee of Russia. It reads, "The work meeting between Chairman of State Customs Committee Mikhail Vanin and Chairman of State Fishery Committee Eugeny Nazdratenko took place yesterday, November 5, in the State Fishery Committee. Getting acquainted with the National Monitoring Center, which is uniquely equipped and let the State Fishery Committee get on-line information from satellites of Inmarsat system, Vanin mentioned that the center gives new opportunities for interaction between the two structures. It is extremely important concerning the current state. "Poaching trade in Russia arouses serious anxiety. Owing to the mass poaching the industrial sturgeon fishing in the Caspian and Aral Seas can be stopped in the nearest years," Nazdratenko said. -OK- CNA/www.caspian.ru *** CNA/www.caspian.ru |