MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled oilcompany Rosneft is unlikely to resume drilling in theKara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted itscooperation with ExxonMobil, two company sources toldReuters on Friday.
"There will be no drilling in 2015. There is no platform andit is too late to get one. The project was initially created forExxon's platform," a Rosneft source said. The second sourceconfirmed this.
Asked for comment, Rosneft said: "In 2015, Rosneft willensure implementation of its licence obligations related togeological exploration in the Kara Sea."
Usually licences give companies a certain period of time tocomplete work. Rosneft did not give the timeframe offered by thelicence. (Reporting by Denis Pinchuk and Katya Golubkova, editing byElizabeth Piper)
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