Putin calls for open Arctic market

Open call: Unrestricted Arctic market would remove production constraints, Putin argues

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By Bill Lehane and news wires

 29 February 2012 14:42 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is all but certain to become president again next month, has said non-state companies should be given access to the hydrocarbon-rich offshore Russian Arctic.

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