TOKYO -- Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will sound out the Japanese government and companies including Mitsubishi Corp. on investing in a $157 billion Arctic development project, Nikkei has learned.
Rosneft chief Sechin to brief trading houses Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Itochu

Rosneft looks to tap Siberian oil fields to supply energy-hungry Asian economies. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will sound out the Japanese government and companies including Mitsubishi Corp. on investing in a $157 billion Arctic development project, Nikkei has learned.