0 1 5 . ▁Many ▁nuclear ▁power ▁stations ▁and ▁units ▁are ▁currently ▁being ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁corpor ation ▁Ros atom ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁A ▁construction ▁program ▁of ▁floating ▁nuclear ▁power ▁plants ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁provide ▁power ▁to ▁Russian ▁Ar ctic ▁coast al ▁cities ▁and ▁gas ▁rig s , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Ar ctic ▁policy ▁of ▁Russia ▁also ▁includes ▁an ▁off sh ore ▁oil field ▁in ▁the ▁Pe ch ora ▁Sea ▁which ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁start ▁producing ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁ice - res istant ▁oil ▁platform ▁and ▁first ▁off sh ore ▁Ar ctic ▁platform . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ros ne ft , ▁a ▁Russian ▁government - oper ated ▁oil ▁company , ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Ex x on M obil ▁for ▁Ar ctic ▁oil ▁production . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁pipeline ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 7 7   ▁billion , ▁to ▁be ▁joint ly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁Russia ▁and ▁China , ▁was ▁signed ▁off ▁on ▁by ▁Put in ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁completion , ▁in ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁years , ▁the ▁pipeline ▁would ▁deliver ▁natural ▁gas ▁from ▁the ▁state - major ity - owned ▁Gaz prom ▁to ▁China ' s ▁state - owned ▁China ▁National ▁Pet role um ▁Corporation ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁in ▁a ▁deal ▁worth