OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2007. The Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a meeting moderated by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee on issues related to the execution of the Company’s gas supply and gasification projects in the Irkutsk Oblast.

Attending the meeting were heads and specialists of the core business units of Gazprom and subsidiaries including Tomsktransgaz, Irkutskgazprom, VNIIGAZ and Promgaz.

The participants discussed the progress with executing the Action Plan of gas supply and gasification of the Irkutsk Oblast in 2007 and goals set to achieve in 2008.

The meeting particularly underscored that Gazprom totally fulfilled its obligations relevant to gasification in 2007. Currently, Gazprom completes testing and commissioning activities at the first stage of the Bratsk gas condensate field – Bratsk gas main. The gas pipeline is planned to be commissioned at the end of 2007.

The meeting also examined issues related to project work of the top-priority gasification facilities in the frames of the General Scheme of gas supply to and gasification of the Irkutsk Oblast. The top-priority facilities during the 2008-2009 period are as follows: the Chikanskoye gas condensate field development projects, the Chikanskoye gas condensate field –Irkutsk gas main and distribution gas pipelines in Bratsk.

Additionally, the participants addressed issues related to mineral resource base development of Gazprom as well as gas processing and chemical industries in the region.

As a result of the meeting the core business units and subsidiaries were tasked to further implement activities related to gas supply and gasification of the Irkutsk Oblast.