Rosneft and Eni discuss freezing Barents Sea projects - Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Rosneft <ROSN.MM> and Italy's Eni <ENI.MI> are discussing terms of a suspension of their joint hydrocarbon projects in the Barents Sea, Interfax cited a Russian government official as saying on Wednesday.

The unnamed official also said the Italian company had in March withdrawn from a project in the Black Sea, another venture with Rosneft.

Kommersant reported in May, citing industry sources, that both projects had effectively been halted because of U.S. sanctions.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by David Goodman)