Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and Transneft head Nikolai Tokarev (right) attend the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, October 2, 2008.

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Transneft head Nikolai Tokarev (left) and Surgutneftegaz director-general Vladimir Bogdanov (right) attend the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, October 2, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center), Vice-Prime Minister, Rosneft Board Chairman Igor Sechin (left), Transneft head Nikolai Tokarev (second right) and Surgutneftegaz Diector-General Vladimir Bogdanov (right) attend the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, October 2, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and Transneft head Nikolai Tokarev (right) attend the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, October 2, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) and Vice-Prime Minister, Rosneft Board Chairman Igor Sechin (left) attend the conference on the construction of the Eastern Siberia--Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, October 2, 2008.

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