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Gazprom: Discovers New Field at the Kirinsky Prospect, Sakhalin III

In the course of geological exploration of the Kirinsky prospect in the Sea of Okhotsk, a prospecting and appraisal well was drilled in the Yuzhno-Lunskaya structure within the Sakhalin III project. As a result, a substantial gas and condensate inflow was reported, signaling the discovery of a new field. As soon as the well is tested and the geological information is analyzed, the reserves estimates for …

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Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye: Start Commercial Production

A ceremonial event marking the launch of the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field took place today. The event was attended by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, and Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Gazprom Neft Management Board. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the command via a video call to start offloading oil …

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Gazprom: Receives First TurkStream Permits

Gazprom received through diplomatic channels the first permits for the TurkStream project from the authorities of the Turkish Republic after the decision to resume the project this year. At last week’s negotiations between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Berat Albayrak, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic, the parties reached the agreement …

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Gazprom and RusGazDobycha: Agree To Develope Parusovoye, Severo-Parusovoye and Semakovskoye Fields

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Artyom Obolensky, Director General of RusGazDobycha, signed at the Eastern Economic Forum 2016 in Vladivostok a Master Agreement regarding the joint project for the development of the Parusovoye, Severo-Parusovoye and Semakovskoye fields located in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. The document is a follow-up to the agreements reached at the St. Petersburg International …

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Gazprom Largely Unaffected by Western Sanctions

The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information regarding the effect of the Western sanctions on Gazprom Group in 2015–2016 and the corresponding mitigation measures. It was pointed out at the meeting that Gazprom had in due time assessed the potential effect of the sanctions-related risks on the …

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Gazprom Actively Pursuing Ambitious Eastern Projects

The Gazprom in Eastern Russia, Entry into Asia-Pacific Markets Press Conference was held at the Company’s headquarters today in the lead-up to the annual General Shareholders Meeting. The Press Conference featured Deputy Chairmen of the Gazprom Management Committee Vitaly Markelov and Alexander Medvedev, Members of the Gazprom Management Committee and Department Heads Oleg Aksyutin, Vyacheslav Mikhalenko and Vsevolod Cherepanov, Department Head Pavel Oderov, and Gazprom Export Director General Elena …

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Gazprom and LUKOIL Continuing Strategic Co-operation

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Vagit Alekperov, President of LUKOIL, took place at the Company’s headquarters today. The parties noted the strategic nature of the companies’ cooperation. The topics covered at the meeting included the implementation of the long-term contract for purchasing …

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Gazprom and PetroVietnam to Launch New Oil and Gas Projects

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), signed today in Moscow a number of documents to strengthen cooperation between the companies. The signing ceremony was attended by Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of …

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Nord Stream 2: To Spur European Gas Market Development

A working meeting was held in Berlin today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Sigmar Gabriel, German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. The parties discussed gas exports from Russia to Germany. It was highlighted that last year had set an all-time record …

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Gazprom: Discusses Nord Stream 2 and Sakhalin II Trains with Shell

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell, took place in St. Petersburg today. The parties addressed the prospects for collaboration between the companies under the Agreement of Strategic Cooperation. An emphasis was placed on a potential …

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