MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s oil and gas extraction
infrastructure in the Arctic could become a target for sabotage attempts
by other countries as the race to exploit the Arctic shelf leads to
conflicts of interest between competing nations, Deputy Prime Minister
Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.
“The settlement of these conflicts could very easily exceed the boundaries of diplomacy. It’s quite possible that Russia’s oil and gas production facilities might see secret sabotage attempts by rival countries,” Rogozin, who is responsible for the defense industry in the government, said on Friday.
He added that Russia is not yet ready for such threats, which would require modern monitoring equipment able to operate both above ground and underwater.
“The settlement of these conflicts could very easily exceed the boundaries of diplomacy. It’s quite possible that Russia’s oil and gas production facilities might see secret sabotage attempts by rival countries,” Rogozin, who is responsible for the defense industry in the government, said on Friday.
He added that Russia is not yet ready for such threats, which would require modern monitoring equipment able to operate both above ground and underwater.
