Meeting of Coordinating Committee for Strategic Cooperation: current progress on Gazprom and BASF SE/Wintershall Holding AG projects, Gazprom

Release Date: 2010-09-14

On September 13–14 the city of Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Strategic Cooperation between Gazprom and BASF SE chaired by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel, Member of the BASF SE Board of Executive Directors.

The Coordinating Committee reported on the current state of affairs regarding the projects and activities implemented by Gazprom and BASF SE/Wintershall Holding AG.

The meeting addressed information on the execution of the Nord Stream project where Gazprom and BASF/Wintershall Holding are partners, as well as on the construction of the Gryazovets – Vyborg gas pipeline and the German OPAL and NEL gas trunklines.

The parties expressed their satisfaction with the progress in developing block 1A of the Achimov deposits in the Urengoy field, as well as in the cooperation within the Yuzhno-Russkoye field project. A special regard was made to the successful interaction between Gazprom and BASF/Wintershall Holding in experience sharing and staff training.

The meeting explored the prospects for further partnership in the petrochemical industry and discussed the results of the Mutually Beneficial Cooperation with BASF in the Chemical Sector workshop held in the city of Surgut in February 2010.

In addition, the Coordinating Committee heard reports on the sci-tech cooperation between Gazprom and Wintershall Holding AG.

Type:	NORMAL
Company:	Gazprom
Country:	Russian Federation