Gazprom and BASF Look Into Joint Projects
A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties discussed the cooperation deepening in the energy sector, giving consideration to the prospects for entering into joint projects in Russia and third countries, inter alia, as part …
Sovcomflot, USC and Gazprom Sign Agreements on Reservation of Construction Slots for “Gaz Ice” Carrier Series and Promotion of Russian Involvement in LNG Shipbuilding
Today at the Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s largest shipping company OAO Sovcomflot signed an agreement with OAO United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) for the reservation of construction slots for the placement of orders to build further gas carriers of the Velikiy Novgorod series. Along with the agreement on the reservation …
Alexey Miller and Vagit Alekperov Address Current and Further Cooperation
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Vagit Alekperov, President of LUKOIL. The parties discussed issues concerning the current and further cooperation. In particular, the meeting touched upon gas supplies from the LUKOIL fields in the Bolshekhetskaya Depression and the Northern Caspian Sea. The …
Gazprom: Personnel is Key Competitive Advantage in the Global Energy Market
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information regarding the Company’s human resources policy. It was noted that the Gazprom’s highly professional staff was an outstanding competitive advantage of the Company on its way towards becoming a global energy market leader. As of December 31, 2012 Gazprom Group employed a total of 431.2 thousand people. Gazprom’s staff is characterized by high …
Gazprom’s Strategic Objectives in East are to Supply Russian Consumers with Natural Gas and Create Center for Gas Exports to Asia-Pacific
The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the work being done by the Company to implement the Eastern Gas Program. The Company is intensely expanding its resource base in Eastern Russia and developing its production and transmission capacities. In particular, the Kirinskoye field pre-development is nearing completion. For the first time ever natural gas will be produced from the …
Russian Gas Supplies to China to be Priced Without Linkage to Henry Hub
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday evening a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Zhou Jiping, President of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The parties addressed issues related to the conclusion of a long-term contract for Russian gas supplies to China. The contract is planned to be signed before this year-end. “The price of gas to be supplied …
Russian gas supplies to China to be priced without linkage to Henry Hub
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday evening a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Zhou Jiping, President of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The parties addressed issues related to the conclusion of a long-term contract for Russian gas supplies to China. The contract is planned to be signed before this year-end. “The price of gas to be supplied to China …
Gazprom Keeps “Optimizing” the Shtokman Field Development Project
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information concerning the progress with the Shtokman gas and condensate field development project. It was emphasized that the design and survey operations for the offshore infrastructure and the marine port with LNG storage facilities were to be completed between late 2013 and early 2014. The devised documents …
Polyarnaya Zvezda and Severnoye Siyaniye drilling rigs go to Kirinsky block of Sakhalin shelf
Gazprom’s semi-submersible drilling rigs Polyarnaya Zvezda (Polar Star) and Severnoye Siyaniye (Northern Lights) left today the Kholmsk Port on the Sakhalin Island and entered the Sea of Okhotsk. The Kirinsky block of the Sakhalin shelf is their destination point. Polyarnaya Zvezda is moving to the Kirinskoye field to construct production wells initiated last year. The mission of Severnoye Siyaniye is to drill an exploratory well at the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye …
South Stream Transport Board of Directors addresses tender issues
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part today in Amsterdam (Netherlands) in a meeting of the South Stream Transport Board of Directors. The Board Members addressed various issues regarding the progress with the offshore section of the South Stream gas pipeline. The meeting highlighted that the offshore section construction was progressing according to schedule. The Board Members …