Gazprom

Igor Safonov has been elected Director General of Gazprom UGS. He was born in 1973 in Batumi. He graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, majoring in Turbine Construction. In addition, he completed a professional retraining course for underground gas storage (UGS) specialists at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. Igor Safonov has been employed with Gazprom for …

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Sergey Levchenko, Governor of the Irkutsk Region, took place in St. Petersburg today. The parties discussed ongoing and future cooperation, noting the strategic importance of the Irkutsk Region for Gazprom. There, the Company is shaping the Irkutsk gas production center on the basis of the Kovyktinskoye field. Gazprom …

Russia has really warmed up to the idea of becoming a competitive player on the LNG market, as we have established several times, largely thanks to the Yamal LNG project. On the waves of success, the Russian Energy Ministry is now putting forward its own agenda – during the latest session …

Oil production in the Russian Federation in October reached 1.554 million tons per day, or 11.4 million barrels per day. This was reported in industry statistics. This is about 453 thousand barrels per day more than Russia’s obligations under the transaction to limit OPEC and non-OPEC countries. In addition, this …

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Maarten Wetselaar, Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell, took place in St. Petersburg today. The parties discussed relevant issues related to bilateral cooperation, including the Baltic LNG project. Emphasis was placed on the priority measures aimed at developing a joint design concept (pre-FEED). Alexey Miller and …

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Dmitry Pumpyansky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TMK, today signed at the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum a Technology Roadmap to launch the production of pipes with built-in recording, processing and switching devices. TMK will provide Gazprom with innovative large-diameter pipes with sensors installed under the protective …

Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alexander Artyukhov, Director General of United Engine Corporation (UEC), today signed at the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum a Cooperation Program to provide Gazprom with reliable domestic gas turbine equipment until 2030. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management …

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Joe M. Kang, President of the International Gas Union (IGU), took place today at the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. The parties discussed the world gas industry’s development trends, including the long-term role of natural gas in the global energy mix. According to IGU, global gas consumption …

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Rainer Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board of OMV, today signed in St. Petersburg a Basic Agreement on Asset Sale. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria, at the State Hermitage Museum. In accordance with the document, …

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Rainer Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board of OMV, today signed at the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum a Memorandum on Strategic Cooperation. The document envisages the creation of a Joint Coordinating Committee on collaboration in the natural gas sector, both upstream and downstream, science and technology as well as staff training. …