”The Russian Stavanger”
Murmansk is ready to apply the experiences made by Stavanger, the Norwegian town which in the course of few years developed into a national petroleum capital. Last week, the regions signed two cooperation agreements.
In few decades, the petroleum resources in the North Sea transformed Stavanger from a small fishing town into a hub for oil and gas companies. Now it is one of the richest towns in the world, Murmansk Governor Dmitry Dmitriyenko says in a press release.
Last week, the governor signed two cooperation agreements with the Rogaland County, the region where Stavanger is located.
-I can say that we already now are doing much, which is based on this experience [of Stavanger], and a closer cooperation will allow us to solve many practical questions which appear in our everyday work, Governor Dmitriyenko said.
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The agreements are based on a MOU signed last summer. It facilitates a closer business cooperation between Rogaland and Murmansk, especially within the field of oil and gas, County Governor Tom Tvedt says in a press release. The region’s activities in Murmansk are made also in close cooperation with Troms and Finnmark, the two northernmost Norwegian counties, he adds.
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The Rogaland County from before has cooperation agreements with the two northern Russian territories of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
