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NOVATEK OAO: Inks Joint Cooperation Protocol with Total
OAO Novatek and Total E&P Activities Petrolieres have signed a Protocol for joint cooperation in exploration and development activities. The Protocol contemplates that the companies will form working groups to define Russian and foreign assets for joint participation in natural gas and gas condensate projects.
The cooperation with Total is supported by one of Novatek's main shareholders, OAO Gazprom. The signing of the Protocol was unanimously approved by the company's Board of Directors.
About Novatek
Headquartered in Tarko-Sale, Russia, OAO Novatek -- http://www.novatek.ru/ -- engages in the exploration, production and processing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The company's upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Region in Western Siberia.
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As reported in the TCR-Europe on Oct. 1, 2007, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term corporate credit rating on OAO NOVATEK, Russia's largest independent gas producer, to 'BB' from 'BB-', following a review of the company's first-half 2007 performance. S&P said the outlook is positive.
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