OREANDA-NEWS. TNK-BP announced it had held around table meeting in Moscow on November 1, 2006. The meeting focused on environmental issues related to potential routes for Kovykta gas transportation as well as preparation of independent studies aimed at examining and assessing various Kovykta gas transport options – those already considered by TNK-BP and other potential alternatives – taking into account socio-economic risks and investment efficiency.

The NGO’s stated their belief that this work might serve as a basis for reasoned discussions of issues related to development of the new East Siberian oil-and-gas province involving producers, consumers and community leaders.