Russian oil firm Lukoil said on Thursday a decision by Norway's Aker Energy to postpone the submission of a development plan for its Pecan oilfield off Ghana over sanctions concerns had no lawful grounds.
Read MoreThis content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.said on Thursday a decision by Norway's Aker Energy to postpone the submission of a development plan for its Pecan oilfield off Ghana over sanctions concerns had no lawful grounds., owns 50% of the deepwater block off Ghana where the Pecan field is located, while Lukoil holds 38%, Ghana National Petroleum Corp. has 10%, and Fueltrade 2%.
"There are no lawful grounds for such a decision," Lukoil said in a statement. "The company and its management are not subject to sanctions, so there are no obstacles to the joint development of the oilfield."Aker ASA Chief Executive Oeyvind Eriksen told a call with analysts on Wednesday that the partners would not submit a development plan to Ghanaian authorities "until the challenges have been resolved".Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb.
Vagit Alekperov, a former Soviet deputy oil minister, resigned as president of Lukoil in April. A source familiar with the matter said at the time that Alekperov had decided to leave after he was sanctioned in order to safeguard the company's operations.Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Jan Harvey and David Holmes
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