France’s Total on Monday said its joint venture with Russia’s Lukoil , to explore shale oil in western Siberia , had ground to a halt as a result of western sanctions.

Total Looks to China to Finance Russian Gas Project Amid Sanctions Total SA said it was seeking nondollar financing for a gas project in Russia, becoming the second energy company in several days to indicate that Western sanctions on the Kremlin are affecting expansion plans.

The Yamal plan, a $27 billion investment to tap vast natural gas reserves in northwest Siberia, aims to double Russia's stake in the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.

Statoil installs compressors to extend North Sea fields’ lives

OPEC Output-Target Cut Not Agreed Yet, U.A.E. Oil Minister Says

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Russia's Yamal LNG project may tap wealth fund in 2014

Crude oil, natural gas futures end week lower

Exxon winds down drilling as U.S. sanctions hit Russia

Shell и Total продолжат работу в России, несмотря на санкции