The overseas oil and gas development will first face the feasibility of the concrete project. The basic study should be stepped up from the strategic viewpoint.

海外油气的开拓中首先面对的是具体项目的可行性，但从战略上看也必须加强基础性研究。

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said earlier in the day liquefied natural gas supplies to Japan should be stepped up if requested.

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