On 15 May 2013, supporting blocks for the ice-resistant fixed platform (LSP1) were launched by the LOTOS Shipyard, JSC (Astrakhan Region), this being the first facility of the V. Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. LSP1 plan approval was carried out by the Head Office of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). Consideration of working [...]
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller Chairman of the Management Committee and Henning Voscherau, Chairman of South Stream Transport Board of Directors. The meeting participants discussed topics of the South Stream gas pipeline offshore section realization. In particular, the parties considered the current activities status and the procedures schedule stipulating the gas pipeline commissioning in the year 2015. Background For the [...]
Gazprom yesterday announced that its Management Committee took note of the progress with the Program for hydrocarbon resources exploitation on the Russian Federation shelf until 2030. It was mentioned that the Russian continental shelf was a region of the Company’s strategic interest. A large hydrocarbon production center will be formed here and in future it [...]
Gazprom Neft signed a USD 1 billion term and revolving loan agreement with a group of banks. Funds available under the agreement are provided on an unsecured basis and shall be used for general corporate purposes of the company. The agreement comprises two loan facilities being an amortizing USD 700 million term loan facility with [...]
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Paul van Gelder, Chairman of the Executive Board and President of Gasunie, on April 8 in Amsterdam, inked a document stipulating cooperation between the companies in exploring the possibilities for the Nord Stream gas pipeline expansion as well as setting up other infrastructure projects in Europe [...]
Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee Alexei Miller briefed Vladimir Putin on the progress with the Nord Stream and South Stream gas pipeline projects. The President also asked Miller to continue drawing up the projects for the Yamal-Europe 2 gas pipeline and a branch gas pipeline to Kaliningrad Region. Read below the full transcript of the [...]
Gazprom hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total on March 28. Apart from focusing on the Bolivian operations, the meeting also addressed the prospects for joint implementation of the Shtokman project and the possibility of reducing capital and operational costs. [...]
The Gazprom headquarters on Friday hosted a meeting moderated by Alexey Miller Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee. The meeting was dedicated to the resource base development needed for the Eastern Gas Program and carried out, inter alia, as part of the Power of Siberia gas transmission system (GTS). The meeting addressed, in particular, planning [...]
Romania’s GSP Offshore has been awarded a contract by Russia’s Gazprom Neft to provide offshore drilling and support services in Pechora Sea, offshore Russia. Operations are scheduled to start at the beginning of June and will be carried out in Dolginskoye oil field, located in the Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the [...]
As a Rig Manager in Maersk Drilling living in Murmansk and working in Luanda, Angola, Vladimir Volkov travels 2,400 km to go to work! Meet him here. , March 1, 2013
