OREANDA-NEWS. October 16, 2007. Led by Vasily Podyuk, Member of the Management Committee, Head of the Gas, Condensate and Oil Production Department, a Gazprom delegation and Gazprom Neft representatives have paid a visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

In the course of the meetings with Eulogio del Pino, Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Energy and Petroleum and PdVSA Gas leadership, the parties discussed the possibility for Gazprom to take part in the project on Reserve Certification of the Orinoco Oil Belt, new offshore gas projects and prospects for participation in the gas infrastructure projects.

The delegation members visited the heavy oil production facilities in the Orinoco Belt and familiarized with the infrastructure and technological peculiarities of the current projects executed by PdVSA Gas.