The comments by Yury Trutnev come amid concerns that the Kremlin is trying to regain control over energy projects involving major international companies.
Trutnev was also due in Sakhalin on October 24 to inspect a liquefied natural gas project led by Royal Dutch Shell.
(AP, Reuters)
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