Russia is exploring the possibility of joint projects with the US in the Arctic region, Vladimir Putin said, in a speech at the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries in Moscow Moscow is open to international cooperation in the gas industry and the technology exchange, the president said. Russia has made significant progress in creating its own LNG production technologies, which are already in use in Arctic conditions. "Recently, European partners and Chinese partners have been working with us in our fields. We are now looking at the possibility of working together with American partners," the president said.