Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said a new shareholderagreement for the Shtokman LNG project could come this week.
He insisted, however, that the Russian gas giant will retainexclusive marketing rights for the project no matter what the final arrangementlooks like.
The Russian gas giant has been expected for weeks to bringin a new foreign partner to the project, with Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell as alikely contender.
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