OREANDA-NEWS. March 18, 2008. The Gazprom Headquarters hosted today a meeting dedicated to the issues of gas supply to and gasification of the Republic of Buryatia and the Chita Oblast. The meeting was moderated by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.

Participating in the meeting were Viktor Ilyushin, Member of the Company’s Management Committee, Head of the Department of Relationships with Regional Authorities of the Russian Federation, heads and experts of the Gazprom Administration’s core business units and the Company’s subsidiaries – Promgaz and Mezhregiongaz.

The participants discussed the major issues related to gas supply to the Republic of Buryatia and Chita Oblast within the frame of the Eastern Program implementation. In particular, the most efficient gasification scenarios for Buryatia and Chita Oblast were considered on the basis of technical and economic calculations carried out by Promgaz.

The core business units of Gazprom and Promgaz were tasked with preparing a presentation of various gasification scenarios and delivering it in the regions in the second quarter of 2008.

It was highlighted that Gazprom would develop General Schemes of gas supply to and gasification of the Republic of Buryatia and Chita Oblast during the current year. Cost effectiveness analysis will enable to finally identify gasification sources and methods for the General Schemes, as well as implementation terms and conditions for top-priority activities aimed at the gasification of these regions.