Such collateral should be in the form of gold bullion not promises of future oil deliveries and the like, whose value is at best uncertain in view of the dilapidated condition of the Soviet energy and transportation sectors.
The Diet passed the final two bills out of three earlier on Friday - one on the budget, the other promoting renewable energy - which he had set as a condition for his departure.
Concerns about the reliability of Soviet energy supplies are further exacerbated by the notoriously poor condition of the USSR's oil and gas distribution network.
Perhaps the project did not include enough solar-energy panels and wind turbines in the marketing materials, which are a de facto pre-condition to coverage for many publications in the cleantech space.
Guys, the executive from the energy giant, said Friday that "all other" Total wells in the vicinity are in "safe condition, " signaling that there is no expectation of further problems.