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Japan to keep stake in Russian energy project in Sakhalin

FILE - Japan's Economy and Fiscal Policy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Sept. 11, 2019. Nishimura said Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project and is set to notify Moscow by the deadline, a move to secure stable energy supply for the resource-scarce country. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Japan’s industry minister said Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project and is set to notify Moscow by the deadline, a move to secure stable energy supply for the resource-scarce country. (AP Photo, File)