OREANDA-NEWS.  As part of the 5th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, a working meeting took place today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Rene Bautz, Chairman of the Global Gas Center (GGC).

The parties addressed pressing issues of the energy sector. Special attention was given to actions promoting natural gas use as the most eco-friendly and energy-saving fossil fuel. The meeting noted that natural gas would be a vital element of the European energy mix.

The participants agreed that Gazprom would join the GGC.

The Global Gas Center (GGC) is a non-profit organization uniting such gas majors as ENGIE, Gaznat, OMV, Fluxys, NIGC and the World Energy Council (WEC).