The Chairman of the Management Committee of PJSC Gazprom, Alexey Miller, has commented on the relations of Gazprom with China and Central Asia. He was addressing a meeting on the eve of the ‘Oil and Gas Industry Workers Day’ on 29 August 2024. Here is the relevant portion from the press release by Gazprom: “Our […]
Central Asia Secured Long-Term Gas Supplies from Russia – Gazprom Signs 15-Year Deal for Gas Transit Through Kazakhstan
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, major energy players inked a significant agreement. Gazprom, the Russian gas giant, signed long-term contracts with Kazakhstan’s National Company QazaqGaz to transport gas to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for 15 years (2025-2040). To facilitate this transit, plans include expanding the existing Central Asia-Center gas pipeline network and developing additional […]
Russia actively expands into the energy consumer markets of Central Asia
On Wednesday, 1 November, the head of Russia’s Gazprom, Alexey Miller, signed documents with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan focused both at deepening cooperation in the energy and gas sector, and also cementing the basis for further increasing Russian natural gas supplies to Central Asia. Among the signed documents, according to the press service of Gazprom, […]
Gazprom and Uzbekistan sign strategic energy cooperation memorandum – Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan are stable
On Wednesday, 1 November 2023, the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, signed a strategic memorandum on cooperation in the energy sector. The document was inked at a working meeting within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2023. The memorandum outlines […]
Turkmenistan and Russia intend to further tap the gas cooperation potential
On Wednesday, 15 February 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Alexey Miller, CEO of the Russian company Gazprom. During the conversation, Miller confirmed his company’s interest in mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. As it was noted at the meeting, the fuel and energy sector, where a lot of experience has been accumulated and there […]
Gazprom discussed gas cooperation mechanisms with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller met with Kazakhstan Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov and Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov on Thursday, 9 February. The sides discussed the possibilities of trilateral cooperation in the gas industry, Uzbek news outlets reported. The issues of Russian natural gas supplies to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan were considered at the meeting. The sides […]
260000 vehicles running on natural gas in Russia, consuming 1.5 bcm of gas annually – Gazprom experiments in using gas for railway, water transport
Currently there are more than 260000 vehicles in Russia, equipped with conversion kits, that are using natural gas as the primary fuel for propulsion. Their total consumption of gas in 2022 was 1.5 bcm (billion cubic meters). This was told by Vitaly Anatolyevich Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Head of Department of […]
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy revealed some details of the gas deal with Gazprom
On 24 January 2023, negotiations on cooperation in the gas sector were held between the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Russian company Gazprom, which considered technical possibilities of natural gas supplies from Russia to Uzbekistan. “In accordance with the signed Roadmap, the bilateral working group agreed on the technical measures […]
Gazprom: global gas consumption will grow by 20% in the next 20 years – China to drive 40% of the growth
Elvira Kadyrova Over the next 20 years, worldwide gas consumption is predicted to rise by 20%, with China accounting for 40% of total global growth. This statement came from Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Board, on Wednesday, 28 December 2022. Citing global gas statistics, he noted that the drop in global demand in […]
Russia poised to pump more natural gas to China – No effect on supplies from Central Asia
nCa Report With two milestones achieved recently, the Russian giant Gazprom is ready to pump more natural gas to China. According to the reliable sources, this will not have any adverse effect on the present and future supplies of natural gas from Central Asia to China. In fact, China will keep looking for ways to […]
Запущены в работу Ковыктинское месторождение и участок газопровода «Сила Сибири»
21 декабря 2022 г. Теперь газ в «Силу Сибири» поступает с обоих источников — Ковыктинского и Чаяндинского месторождений. Газопровод «Сила Сибири» введен в эксплуатацию на всей протяженности — более 3 тыс. км. Созданы новые возможности для развития газоснабжения восточных регионов на десятилетия вперед. Запуск объектов способствует надежному выполнению экспортных обязательств. Сегодня состоялась торжественная церемония запуска в работу Ковыктинского газоконденсатного месторождения и участка «Ковыкта — Чаянда» магистрального газопровода «Сила Сибири». В мероприятии […]
Kovyktinskoye field and section of Power of Siberia gas pipeline enter operation
21 December 2022 From now on, Power of Siberia receives gas from both sources – the Kovyktinskoye and Chayandinskoye fields. The Power of Siberia gas pipeline has come onstream along its entire length of more than 3,000 kilometers. New possibilities for expanding gas supplies in eastern Russia have been created for decades to come. The launch of said facilities contributes to the reliable […]
In 2023 Gazprom will buy 5 bcm of Turkmen gas
Gazprom will buy 5 billion cu m of gas from Turkmenistan in 2023. It has been learned from reliable sources. The gas supplies from Turkmenistan to Russia resumed in 2019 with a contract expiring in June 2024. The deal fixed the annual exports of 5.5 billion cu m. In 2019, 4 billion cu m of […]
USD 40 billion worth of commitments between Iran and Russia, particularly in oil and gas
nCa Report The partnership commitments between Iran and Russia have been piling up this year, with the total tag in excess of USD 40 billion. Most of the deals are in the oil and gas sector although other areas of economy are also included. The bulk of the deals come from the 16th Joint Commission […]
Gazprom reports nearly 20% decline in production
According to the preliminary data, the production of natural gas by Gazprom was 376.9 billion cubic meters for the period Jan-Nov 2022. This is 19.4% less than the figures for the corresponding period of the previous year, says a press release of Gazprom issued on 1 December 2022. The Gazprom presser says, “Demand for the […]
Turkmenistan and Gazprom aim at long-term partnership in the field of export of Turkmen gas
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Monday (29 Aug) Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Board of the Russian company Gazprom. Having conveyed to the Turkmen leader the best wishes from Russian President Putin, Miller confirmed the interest of the largest Russian energy company in cooperation with Turkmenistan. “Our country, which has an impressive hydrocarbon potential, is aimed […]
Russia imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan could be 10 bcm in 2021
Elvira Kadyrova Ambassador Aleander Blokhin of Russia told journalists on 24 December 2021 in Ashgabat that Russia may increase the purchase of natural gas from Turkmenistan next year. He noted that the gas exports from Turkmenistan to Russia will be very strong this year. According to the Ambassador, compared to 2020, gas exports are likely […]
Supplies of Turkmen gas to Gazprom may reach 9 billion cubic meters this year
Elvira Kadyrova The volume of natural gas supplies from Turkmenistan to the Russian multinational Gazprom has been increasing steadily since the resumption of flows in 2019. This year it may reach 9 bcm (billion cubic meters). As reported by Interfax, Turkmenistan supplied 2.2 bcm of gas to Gazprom during the first quarter of 2021. This […]
Turkmenistan – changing dynamics of bilateral and multilateral partnership – Part 4
Tariq Saeedi The model of partnership between Turkmenistan and Russia can broadly be called a model of ‘composite partnership.’ It is both static and dynamic in nature, and huge in scope. Consider this: Many from the top leadership of Turkmenistan have studied in Russia at one time or the other About 18000 Turkmen students are […]
Туркменистан – меняющаяся динамика двухстороннего и многостороннего партнерства – Часть 4
ТарикСаиди Модель партнерства между Туркменистаном и Россией в широком смысле можно назвать моделью «составного партнерства». Она статична и динамична по своей природе, и огромна по своим масштабам. Следует учитывать следующее: Многие из высшего руководства Туркменистана в то или иное время учились в России В настоящее время в России обучается около 18000 туркменских студентов Некоторые входящие […]
Turkmen gas supplies to Russia resumed
nCa News and Commentary Turkmenistan has resumed the supplies of natural gas to Russia after a hiatus of three years. This was confirmed both by the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan and the Russian giant Gazprom. “Today, April 15, from 12 noon, deliveries of Turkmen natural gas to the Russian Federation resumed,” reported Nebit-we-Gaz, […]
CNPC-Gazprom Gas Deal – Right jubilation, Wrong perspective
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 22 May 2014 (nCa) —China and Russia signed Wednesday (21 May) a contract that envisages the sale of 1.14 trillion cubic meters of natural gas by Gazprom to CNPC over a period of 30 years. The approximate value of the deal is said to be about US $ 400 billion. Starting 2018, […]
Газовое соглашение между КННК и Газпромом – Право на ликование, Неверные перспективы
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 22 мая 2014 года (nCa) — Китай и Россия подписали в среду (21 мая) контракт, который предусматривает поставку 1,14 триллиона кубических метров природного газа Газпромом Китайской Национальной Нефтяной Корпорации в течение 30 лет. Приблизительная стоимость сделки составляет около 400 млрд. долл. США. Начиная с 2018 года, Газпром обязался поставлять в Китай по […]