OREANDA-NEWS. June 4, 2007. The town of Ostashkov (Tver Oblast) has hosted a meeting dedicated to the progress with the project for construction of the branch pipeline to Ostashkov and a comprehensive gasification of the Ostashkovsky, Penovsky, Selizharovsky, Andreapolsky areas and ZATO Solnechny (Tver Oblast).

The meeting was attended by Yury Serkovsky, Deputy Governor of the Tver Oblast, a Gazprom delegation, heads and representatives of local executive authorities, heads and specialists of Gazprom’s subsidiaries, engineering institutions and contractors.

The participants heard and discussed issues relevant to the construction of gasification facilities. Special attention was paid to the synchronization of activities aimed at constructing the branch pipeline to Ostashkov and distribution networks, and preparing consumers for gas supply.

The meeting pointed therefore to the need for the local authorities to timely complete the registration of land intended for the construction of the branch pipeline to Ostashkov and the Zekhnovo automated gas distribution station.

The meeting resulted in the decisions to complete a work synchronization schedule for the Tver Oblast gasification in 2007 including the completion of branch pipeline to supply gas to the Ostashkov and Peno.