USSR: POSSIBLE CREDIT FOR GAS PROJECT

Created: 11/29/1982

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USSR: Possible Credit for Gas Project

Vesternyki^erB nay offer the USSfl highly favorable financing terms for the large Astrakhan "sour" gas project. pjawasaaj

The Soviets will award contracts worth aboutbillion in the next few months to West European,

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port bidders ara likely to offer officia^^rinancTng atercent and that Moscow would find this

The project, scheduled for completionillpecial gathering system and processing plants to extract sulphur and natural gas liquids from "sour-gas. In their talks with Western representatives, tho Soviets have indicated theywant US equipment unless it is unavailable elsewhere.

The French Minister of Research and Industry will bring up the project during his visit to Moscow this week to discuss French-Soviet scientific exchanges.

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