I'm almost there now...been working here for the past 7 years all over in the Oil & Gas & Heavy Construction...Sakhalin, Khaborovsk, Vladivostock, Moscow, Saratov, Usinsk, Tyumen, Novy Urengoi, Komi Republic, St Petersberg...now in Almaty and Aktau. I know these areas enought almost to be a tour guide.
Dont know what or why your trying to discredit me...but I can give you names! of people in each branch of the authorities. Talk to ANY procurement manager that works here. They'll tell you straight up what the deal is.
I oversee the overall Risk Management Group, with HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environmental, Quality), as well as special projects around Socio-Ecnomics). I'm involved with the authorities that go along with this.
When I do DD on contractors, you have no idea how many visits I get for these companies to "buy their way in" and then from the authorities who constantly fabricate matters to grease their palms.
AND...two years ago, when we imported new techology in for our waste management efforts (Thermal Desorption), we were "asked" to pay a "fee" for a study to "speed up the approval process."
I've been in meetings with large oil companies, where "study monies" were asked for in open air forums. Yeah, the studies were legit, but were to be done by a third year student, who would also be paid 10,000 Rubbles...but WE paid 300,000 Rubbles.
So dont dare to tell me I "read this from a book" because if YOU want, I have it all....documented.
