Contacts between Exxon and Rosneft regarding the resumption of partnership in a project known as Sachalin-1 intensified after the inauguration of Trump in January this year, writes Gazeta. This issue was so confidential that only a few people in Exxon knew about conducting conversations. The vice president led negotiations on the Exxon side Neil Chapman.
Chapman met privately with the boss of Rosneft Igor Sieczin In the capital of Qatar – Dosze. The newspaper specifies that Sieczin likes to meet representatives of foreign companies in Qatar, whose sovereign fund has shares in Rosneft.
Exxon's management also asked the US government for support in the event of a company's return to Russia. In recent weeks, the General Director of the Company Darren Woods He talked about it with Trump in the White House.
Exxon withdrew from the Russian market in 2022, announcing the write -off of assets worth over $ 4 billion. And accusing Moscow of expropriation. This happened after the Russian authorities unilaterally eliminated the shares of Exxon in the Sachalin-1 project. Daughter of Exxonmobil – Exxon Nieftiegaz Limited – had 30 percent in it. shares.
Before the summit with Donald Trump in Alaska Vladimir Putin He signed a decree that opens the way to the return of Exxon Mobil to the Sachalin-1 project. According to the decree, foreign shareholders will be able to regain shares if they take steps to abolish Western sanctions, they will conclude contracts for importing the necessary equipment to Russia and transfer funds to the accounts of the Sachalin-1 project.
The “WSJ” publication shows that negotiations on the resumption of economic cooperation between Russia and the USA are at a more advanced stage than previously thought. The Reuters agency also informed that Moscow and Washington before the peak in Alaska in Alaska were negotiated regarding the resumption of economic cooperation. According to the agency, during the last journey of the special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow, as well as during the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, several potential transactions were discussed in the energy sector. Washington perceives these transactions as a way to encourage Moscow to agree to the room, and Moscow sees them the possibility of alleviating the sanctions.
