Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R), Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer (C) and Shell's incoming Chief Executive Peter Voser meet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow June 27, 2009. Putin moved again to ease his government's clasp over the energy sector on Saturday, capping off a week of foreign energy deals with a surprise offer for Royal Dutch Shell, inviting the energy company to help develop the giant Sakhalin-3 and Sakhalin-4 projects off Russia's Pacific coast. Picture taken June 27, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 32 months ago

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R), Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer (C) and Shell's incoming Chief Executive Peter Voser meet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow June 27, 2009. Putin moved again to ease his government's clasp over the energy sector on Saturday, capping off a week of foreign energy deals with a surprise offer for Royal Dutch Shell, inviting the energy company to help develop the giant Sakhalin-3 and Sakhalin-4 projects off Russia's Pacific coast. Picture taken June 27, 2009.

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