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19 September 2007 – Upstream OnLine - Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said his country will cease flaring associated gas during oil production in order to conserve resources, according to local media reports. "We will not allow anyone to flare associate gas, at least in Russia," Interfax quoted Ivanov telling at a meeting in the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region. "The decision has already been made," he added. "We aren't rich enough yet to allow ourselves such a luxury, not to mention the environment," Ivanov said. Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Alexander Filippenko was quoted as more than 7 billion cubic metres of associated gas are burned off during oil production in the region each year.