Bulgaria

The meeting addressed the current status of the Russian-Bulgarian cooperation in the energy sector. The focus was placed on the South Stream project implementation.

The meeting participants underlined that the project was being implemented within the preset deadlines. In addition, the parties noted the successful results of a tender procedure selecting the contractor for carrying out the spatial planning, environmental impact assessment and project documents preparation for the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline.

We are pleased to invite you hereby to take part in the traditional Press Conferences of the Gazprom top management, to be held on the threshold of the Company’s annual General Shareholders Meeting.

The Press Conferences to take place from May 23 through June 28 are as follows:

May 23 (Wednesday), at 11:00 am (Moscow time)

Mineral and Raw Material Base Development. Gas Production. Gas Transmission System Development

Participants:

• Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom;
• Oleg Aksyutin, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Gas Transportation, Underground Storage and Utilization Department, Gazprom;
• Vsevolod Cherepanov, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department, Gazprom;
• Vlada Rusakova, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Prospective Development Department.

May 30 (Wednesday), at 11:00 am

Gazprom’s Power Generation Strategy

Participant:

• Denis Fyodorov, Head of the Directorate for Power Sector Development and Marketing in Power Generation, Gazprom; Director General, Gazprom energoholding.

June 13 (Wednesday), at 11:00 am

Gas Export and Enhancing Reliability of Gas Supply to Europe

Participants:

• Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom; Director General, Gazprom export;
• Pavel Oderov, Head of the International Business Department, Gazprom.

June 15 (Friday), at 11:00 am

Gas Supply to Domestic Market. Executing Russian Regions Gasification Program

Participant:

• Kirill Seleznev, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbons Marketing and Processing Department, Gazprom; Director General, Gazprom mezhregiongaz.

June 18 (Monday), at 11:00 am

Gazprom in Eastern Russia, Entry into Asia-Pacific Markets

Participants:

• Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom;
• Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom; Director General, Gazprom export;
• Oleg Aksyutin, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Gas Transportation, Underground Storage and Utilization Department, Gazprom;
• Vsevolod Cherepanov, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department, Gazprom;
• Vlada Rusakova, Member of the Management Committee – Head of the Prospective Development Department.
• Pavel Oderov, Head of the International Business Department, Gazprom;
• Viktor Timoshilov, Head of the East-Oriented Project Coordination Directorate, Gazprom.

June 28 (Thursday), at 11:00 am

Gazprom’s Financial and Economic Policy

Participants:

• Andrey Kruglov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee – Head of the Finance and Economics Department, Gazprom;
• Elena Vasilieva, Deputy Chairwoman of the Management Committee – Chief Accountant, Gazprom;
• Elena Karpel, Head of the Pricing and Economic Expert Analysis Department, Gazprom;
• Karen Oganyan, Head of the Tax Policy Department, Gazprom.

The Press Conferences will be held at the Gazprom headquarters located at 16 Nametkina St:

• on May 23, on June 13, 18 and 28 – at the Gazprom Press Center (bldg 2, room 332);
• on May 30, on June 15 – at the Conference Hall (bldg 2).

Travel route: ride the 1st car of the train going from downtown to the Noviye Cheryomushki subway station, then take a No.60 trolley to the Novocheryomushkinskaya Ulitsa bus stop. Admittance to the building will be in accordance with the accreditation lists. All visitors must hold passports.

Phone numbers for mass media, investment company representatives and investment bank analysts accreditation:

+7 (495) 719-11-43, M.Krasnov@gazprom.ru (Mikhail Krasnov); +7 (495) 719-47-30, O.Moreva@gazprom.ru (Olga Moreva).

In case there are changes in the Press Conferences schedule, the Information Directorate will inform of those (if any) additionally.

June 29 (Friday)

On June 29 Gazprom’s annual and extraordinary General Shareholders Meetings will be followed by the final Press Conference involving the Gazprom Board of Directors Chairman and the Gazprom Management Committee Chairman.

During the Press Conferences and the Shareholders Meetings you have free access to the Internet via Wi-Fi.

The Press Conferences of the Gazprom top management (May 23 to June 28) and the speech by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee at the Shareholders Meeting and the final Press Conference (June 29) will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.gazpromvideo.ru in the Russian and English languages.

The audio broadcasting of the said events and Alexey Miller’s speech will be available in Russian and in English via the following phone numbers +7 (495) 719-35-77 and +7 (495) 719-30-00 (multi-line system).

Moreover, the www.gazpromvideo.ru site visitors will have the opportunity to address (in writing) their questions online to participants of the Press Conferences in Russian and in English.

Fight on Orenburg tatami

The Fakel stadium hosted matches between 12 sports teams from the Orenburg and Samara Oblasts, Bashkortostan and Kazakhstan.

Go ahead! Score a victory!

Young judo sportsmen from 12 towns of the Volga region, Urals, Kazakhstan, Bashkortostan, Orenburg and the Orenburg Oblast strove for the winning places in the Gazovik community center.

Gazovik team from children’s and youth sports school – winners of tournament

Two events teamed up more than 400 sportsmen.

Yury Vysheslavtsev, Hero of Socialist Labor rewarded winners with prizes

All postwar generations should take you for model!

Happy Victory Day!

Before concert

Sergey Khomyakov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee addressed the veterans with a congratulatory speech:

Sergey Khomyakov

“Great victories are paid by a great price. Million of our citizens sacrificed their lives for the Victory. A lot of European battlefields were poured with Russian soldiers’ blood. All the families of our country were covered by the War. This day we bow our heads respectfully before the memory of our heroes.

I want to thank all the veterans. We are delighted at their whole-hearted love for the Homeland, courage and bravery. All the postwar generations should take you for model. All our achievements are dedicated to your heroic deed.”

During concert

A concert and a gala dinner were given in honor of the veterans. The Pyatnitsky State Academic Russian Folk Choir, the Pesnyary band and Renat Ibragimov sang songs of the war period. Sergey Nikonenko, People's Artist of Russia also congratulated the veterans.

Pyatnitsky State Academic Russian Folk Choir

Pesnyary band

Renat Ibragimov

Sergey Nikonenko

Tea plantation near Fuji Volcano, Japan

The meeting addressed the current cooperation of Gazprom and Japanese companies as well as potential areas of the joint activities. The parties touched upon the successful partnership of Gazprom, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation under the Sakhalin II project including additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies made after the disastrous tsunami and earthquake that had occurred in Japan in March 2011. Besides, they pointed out the successful interaction related to Japanese pipes deliveries for the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok and Nord Stream gas pipelines.

The meeting participants addressed the prospects for exporting more natural gas from Russia to Japan in view of the LNG plant expansion in Sakhalin and the LNG project construction in Vladivostok.

In addition, the parties considered possible examination of a project for the pipeline gas deliveries from Russia to Japan.

“Our activities hinge on the principle that the projects we deliver jointly with foreign partners should be mutually beneficial,” noted Alexander Medvedev.

Dmitry Ovcharov attacking

On April 28 Yekaterinburg hosted the final round of the national championship among men’s table tennis teams. Russia’s top eight clubs of the Premiere League fought for medals.

Gazprom Torch fans

The Orenburg club took a lead during the eight-month national table tennis “marathon”. Finally, they confirmed their title of Russia’s best table tennis club by winning the 2 points required defeat the Urals Mining & Metallurgical Company team from Verkhnaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Vladimir Samsonov and Alexey Smirnov in doubles match winning decisive point

“Our team has passed the most difficult match. The major goal is achieved – we are national champions again. Many thanks to David Gaidt, Director General of Gazprom Transgaz Yekaterinburg who supported Gazprom’s club with his colleagues,” said Sergey Ivanov, Director General of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg, President of the club. “The sportsmen justify the confidence of gasmen. Our club is a multiple winner of the Russian Championship, it holds the ETTU Cup, two most challenging matches against the Urals Mining & Metallurgical Company team are ahead in the final of the European Champions League.”

Gazprom Torch club – five-times champion of Russia