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Gazprom Dobycha Nadym taking part in large-scale environmental project on Vilkitsky Island

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:00:00 +0300

August 13, 2019

On August 12, the results of the work carried out by the 2019 environmental expedition to Vilkitsky Island in the Kara Sea were summarized. Over the course of one month, the Arctic Volunteers group cleaned up more than 60 hectares of the island’s territory. The volunteers collected a total of over 200 tons of scrap metal and dismantled 20 dilapidated buildings and structures left from the Soviet era.

Environmental improvement efforts on Vilkitsky Island have been in progress since 2017. Gazprom Dobycha Nadym is among the companies providing considerable financial support to the environmental movement. Over the said period, the gas company has given around RUB 3 million to clean up the island.

Background

Gazprom Dobycha Nadym is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company’s key activities are production and treatment of gas and gas condensate.

Gazprom Dobycha Nadym was the first gas production company in the north of Western Siberia. It was created to develop and operate the Medvezhye oil, gas and condensate field. It is now also involved in production at the Yubileynoye, Yamsoveyskoye, and Bovanenkovskoye fields. The company holds the license for the development of the Kharasaveyskoye gas and condensate field, where pre-development is still in progress.

Area of activity: Nadymsky, Purovsky, and Yamalsky Districts of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. Gazprom Dobycha Nadym is the key job provider in the town of Nadym and the Pangody settlement. The company’s team comprises over 10,000 employees.

Gazprom Dobycha Nadym has 13 operating gas facilities and 15 specialized branches. The annual gas production of the company is over 100 billion cubic meters.

The company has adopted an environmental management system in accordance with the ISO 14001:2015 standard.

Yamburg sports and technical club wins silver in Nether-Polar Cross

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0300

August 12, 2019

On August 10–11, Novy Urengoy hosted the Nether-Polar Cross 2019 motocross championship and regional competition for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. The Yamburg sports and technical club of Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg was represented by five athletes in different age categories.

First prize in the Open Class (men 35 years & over) was taken by Evgeny Sklyarov, coach of the Yamburg sports and technical club, instructor at the Utility Vehicles and Special-Purpose Machinery Directorate. Silver in the 250cc Class (men) went to Dmitry Sklyarov, automotive service technician at Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg. Alexander Kryakov also took second place in the 125cc Class (male juniors and men). Seven-year-old Yaroslav Barmin, the youngest member of the Yamburg sports and technical club, won bronze for the team.

Based on the results of all runs, the racers from Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg took second place in the overall team standings at the Nether-Polar Cross 2019 motocross championship and regional competition for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Background

Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. It operates in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

The company is focused on gas and gas condensate production. Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg holds licenses for the development and production of hydrocarbons from the Yamburgskoye and Zapolyarnoye fields and is preparing for commercial production the Severo-Kamennomyssky, Kamennomysskoye-Sea, Obsky, Chugoryakhinsky, Tazovsko-Zapolyarny and Yuzhno-Parusovy subsurface areas, and, as part of joint ventures, the Parusovy, Severo-Parusovy and Semakovsky subsurface areas. The company is also responsible for the development of the Antipayutinskoye and Tota-Yakhinskoye fields.

Gas treatment is carried out at 14 comprehensive gas treatment units and 5 pre-treatment units.

Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg employs over 11,000 people. The company is headquartered in Novy Urengoy.

Gas production directorate celebrates anniversary with track-and-field race

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:00:00 +0300

August 5, 2019

On August 2, the 10th annual open track-and-field race was held to mark 49 years since the Gas Production Directorate of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg was established.

Fifty-five employees and veterans of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg together with workers from Gazprom Group companies based in the Orenburg Region and representatives of several regional companies and higher education institutions took part in the race. The 10-kilometer run started from Comprehensive Gas Treatment Unit (CGTU) No. 6, and the finish line was set up near CGTU No. 2 where the racers laid flowers at the monument to gas production pioneers.

The best result in the race was demonstrated by Alexey Shirshov, oil and gas production operator at CGTU No. 14.

Background

The key areas of activity of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg are production, treatment, and transportation of hydrocarbons and a number of commercial products of partner companies.

The main source of raw materials for the company is the Orenburgskoye oil, gas and condensate field that contains unique components including methane, ethane, propane, butanes, helium, mercaptans, etc. This is why the Orenburg Gas Processing and Helium Plants of Gazprom Pererabotka produce dozens of types of commercial products.

Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg is a subsidiary of Gazprom and Gazprom Pererabotka.

The enterprise includes 10 separate structural units.

The company has 5,600 employees.

Gasmen coming to Russian Far East

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0300

August 5, 2019

Sergey Pravosudov, Editor-in-Chief of Gazprom Magazine

As part of the Eastern Gas Program, the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP) construction project is moving forward at a fast pace. The huge facility near the town of Svobodny in the Amur Region will be a crucial link in the future process chain for the supply of natural gas from the fields of Yakutia and the Irkutsk Region to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline. This summer, over 21,000 construction workers are engaged in the project. In July, the equipment for the facility’s third production train (of which there will be six in total) – a methane extraction column (demethanizer), a nitrogen removal (denitrogenation) column, and an ethane extraction column (deethanizer) – was installed at the construction site.

Within the summer navigation period of 2019, over 120 units of equipment weighing a total of more than 13,000 tons will be delivered to the construction site of the Amur GPP. Loading and unloading works are performed by special 1,350-ton and 750-ton cranes at the facility’s temporary berth.

Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP)

Investor and employer of the construction project: Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk.

Design capacity (processing): 42 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.

Helium production: up to 60 million cubic meters per year.

Ethane production: around 2.5 million tons per year.

Propane production: around 1 million tons per year.

Butane production: around 500,000 tons per year.

Pentane-hexane fraction production: around 200,000 tons per year.

Production trains: 6.

Greatest asset is people

Staff recruitment is already in progress for this high-tech facility. Specialists are coming from Orenburg, Astrakhan, Salavat, Novy Urengoy, and other oil-and-gas regions of Russia. It is planned to hire 219 people in 2019, 688 people in 2020, and another 594 employees in 2021, when the first two production lines of the plant will have been put into operation. By the time the Amur GPP reaches its design capacity, i.e. in 2025, its number of employees will be around 3,000. Owing to the automation of production processes at the Amur GPP, the plant will have the highest labor efficiency among all gas processing facilities in the sector.

“Qualified professionals are attracted by the opportunity to take part in one of the largest gas projects, the prospect of working with the most advanced equipment in the sector, and the possibility of professional and career growth at a new large-scale facility,” explains Lyudmila Zubova, Head of the HR Directorate at Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk.

Social infrastructure

However, it is equally important to provide comfortable living conditions for the specialists moving to the Russian Far East, which is why residential facilities and public amenities are being built for the employees of the Amur GPP. As of today, one multifamily residential building has already been erected in the center of Svobodny, and another one will be finished this August. In the northern part of the town, construction is also in progress for a residential neighborhood comprising 42 five-storey houses and 36 townhouses with a total area of 168,000 square meters, which will accommodate about 5,000 people. The plant’s employees will receive their living quarters complete with furniture and household appliances. The residential neighborhood will also have a new school and a kindergarten with a swimming pool, a health clinic, as well as sports and cultural facilities. Through the efforts of Gazprom, a new sports center equipped with a swimming pool is already functioning in the town, and the construction of a church is reaching completion.

The social infrastructure will be become the property of the federal and municipal authorities. The residential estate will be owned by Zhiloy Mikrorayon, a special-purpose company that belongs to Gazprom.

A residential neighborhood comprising 42 five-storey houses and 36 townhouses with a total area of 168,000 square meters to accommodate about 5,000 people is under construction.

At the same time, the company is training local personnel. This year, the first graduation of a Gazprom Class (25 people) took place at School No. 1 in Svobodny. The students are regularly taken to the construction site and provided with advice on further professional training required for subsequent employment at the Amur GPP. Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk at its own expense implemented a number of improvements at the Amur Technical College located in Svobodny in order for the College to comply with the federal state educational standards. Special equipment was purchased for laboratories, training workshops, and classrooms, with repair and installation works performed as well. The company actively cooperates with higher education institutions: Amur State University, Kazan National Research Technological University, Tomsk State University, Eastern University, the University of Tyumen, and, of course, the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

The new facility means new possibilities for the young and ambitious. It has to be noted that the plant is being built in a very interesting region to live in: Blagoveshchensk, the main city of the Amur River region, is located at the Chinese border 140 kilometers away from Svobodny. Blagoveshchensk is separated from the Celestial Empire by the Amur River, the motorway bridge over which will be opened in 2020. A cable railway, which will also be constructed above the Amur River, will allow people to reach China in just six minutes. As numerous tourists make regular trips to the border city of Heihe and to other Chinese cities, they also have a chance to explore the culture and sights of China and other countries of Southeast Asia.

Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg helping children’s oncology center in Yekaterinburg

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0300

August 1, 2019

Young employees of Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg have for the fourth time held a charity event to support the patients of the Children's Oncology and Hematology Center of Regional Children's Hospital No. 1 in Yekaterinburg.

The volunteers raised RUB 101,000 and purchased various hygiene products – disposable changing mats, soap, diapers, and napkins – for the children undergoing treatment at the center.

Background

Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. It operates in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Gas treatment is carried out at 14 comprehensive gas treatment units and 5 pre-treatment units.

Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg employs over 11,000 people. The company is headquartered in Novy Urengoy.

Results of selling 2.93 per cent of Gazprom’s ordinary shares

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:55:00 +0300

July 26, 2019

Gazprom Gerosgaz Holdings B.V. (the Netherlands) and Rosingaz Limited (Cyprus), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Gazprom, have successfully completed the sale of 693,627,848 ordinary registered shares of Gazprom (2.93 per cent of the charter capital), using trading platform of the Moscow Exchange. The shares were sold via Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company), which acted as the sole lead arranger and broker of the Offering.

The sale price was set at RUB 200.50 per share. According to the Company's estimates, the free float of Gazprom will increase to 46.02 per cent of the charter capital upon completion of the placement.

Museum Courtyard 2019 art project with support from Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan launched in Astrakhan

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:15:00 +0300

July 19, 2019

On July 18, the Astrakhan State Art Gallery named after Pavel Dogadin launched the anniversary season of the art project named 'Museum Courtyard 2019' in Astrakhan. Since its creation, the project, which unites admirers of music, painting, literature and art of declamation, has attracted about eight thousand Astrakhan citizens of all ages.

At the opening of the 2019 season, which took place in a temporary outdoor auditorium set up in the courtyard of the Astrakhan State Art Gallery named after Pavel Dogadin, the guests were greeted by Irina Perova, Director of the Gallery.

The event's program named 'Opening' enabled the visitors to get acquainted with the wood sculptures created by Alexander Kosykhin and the works of Astrakhan painters Fakhrikamal Makhmudova and Zokhra Alieva, enjoy a virtuoso performance of pop and folk hits delivered by the Selskiye Residenty ('Village Residents') music band, and see two exhibitions – 'Collection of Times. Leningrad School of Painting' (for the first time on display in Astrakhan) and 'Painting – Reload. 21st Century' (by modern Moscow painters). The art epigraph for the opening event was a replica of the famous painting 'A Street in Plyous' (original painting is in the main exhibition hall) by Astrakhan painter Petr Kotov (1880–1953), Professor, Honored Art Worker of Russia. A master class was held for children, and easels were specially installed so that all visitors could demonstrate their painting talents. At the end of the event, children were awarded prizes for the best artworks created.

During the entire summer and early autumn, the Museum Courtyard 2019 art project will offer new creative programs to the residents of Astrakhan every week.

Background

Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan is a subsidiary of Gazprom focused on prospecting, exploration and development of hydrocarbon fields. The Levoberezhnaya part of the Astrakhanskoye gas and condensate field with an area of 1,360 square kilometers has been in operation since 1986. The field produces formation fluid with a high content of sulfur (25 per cent) and carbon dioxide (15 per cent).

The company has around 300 wells of various use, hundreds of kilometers of gas and condensate pipelines and flowlines, power lines and communication lines for remote operation and control of production operations, and 6 preliminary gas treatment plants under its responsibility.

The company's capacities produce up to 12 billion cubic meters of gas annually. The hydrocarbon reserves within the licensed blocks of Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan allow the company to increase annual gas production to 48 billion cubic meters of gas, with up to 27 billion cubic meters of commercial gas to be fed into gas trunklines.

The Integrated Management System of Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan complies with four international standards: ISO 9001:2008 'Quality management systems. Requirements,' ISО 14001:2004 'Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use,' OHSAS 18001:2007 'Occupational health and safety management systems. Requirements,' and ISO 50001:2011 'Energy management systems. Requirements.'

The company has over 4,200 employees and is headquartered in Astrakhan.

Young employees of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov organize tourist convention

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:45:00 +0300

July 18, 2019

On July 12–14, a tourist convention for the youth organized by the employees of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov on the occasion of the company's 55th anniversary took place at the children's summer camp named after Yuri Gagarin in the Engels District of the Saratov Region.

The event brought together over 200 participants, including the company's employees, as well as the children spending their vacation in the OPLOT 2019 outdoor summer camp of the Saratov Regional Organization for Sobriety & Health Society. For several consecutive years, this non-governmental organization has been arranging summer recreation for disadvantaged teenagers, and its outdoor summer camp is set up with charity support from Gazprom Transgaz Saratov.

The employees of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov participated in an orienteering competition, which was held at the landing site of pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. An educational-and-entertaining activity, as well as team events involving various sports and technical challenges, were offered to the young OPLOT 2019 campers during the convention period. As part of the environmental campaign, the company's employees told the young teenagers about the latest energy saving technologies being applied at production facilities of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov, and shared their personal everyday tips on energy saving.

Background

Gazprom Transgaz Saratov is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The gas transmission system operated by the company provides for the regulation and redistribution of natural gas flows from Western Siberia, Central Asia, the Orenburg Region, and three UGS facilities located in the Saratov Region.

The company is in charge of over 7,000 kilometers of gas trunklines and branches, 29 compressor shops, 169 gas compressor units with a total capacity of 1.3 million kW, and 215 gas distribution stations. The company also operates six CNG filling stations.

Gazprom Transgaz Saratov adopted the ISO 14001 environmental management system and the OHSAS 18001:2007 occupational and industrial safety management system. The company employs around 6,000 people. It is headquartered in Saratov.

Gas-powered KAMAZ finishes among top five trucks in Silk Way International Rally 2019

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:50:00 +0300

July 16, 2019

The Silk Way International Rally 2019 came to a close today in the city of Dunhuang, China. The gas-powered KAMAZ crew led by Sergey Kupriyanov finished among the top five in the truck category.

The category featured 15 trucks produced by domestic and foreign companies, such as KAMAZ, GAZ, MAZ, Renault, HINO, DAF, and IVECO. The KAMAZ truck was the only vehicle powered by natural gas.

The route of the rally passed through Russia, Mongolia, and China. Within ten days, the racers covered more than 5,000 kilometers, overcoming extremely challenging sections in taiga forests, steppes, and a desert.

By decision of the Silk Way Rally's organizing committee, the crew of Sergey Kupriyanov was awarded a special prize for its contribution to environmental protection.

“The gas-powered KAMAZ has once again successfully withstood a severe challenge. We have proven that NGVs are powerful, reliable, and environmentally friendly,” said Sergey Kupriyanov.

Background

The production and marketing of natural gas (methane) as a vehicle fuel is one of Gazprom's priorities. A special-purpose company, Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo, was established for ensuring the continuous development of the NGV market.

Today, Gazprom has more than 300 NGV refueling facilities across Russia.

Natural gas is one of the most eco-friendly and cost-effective motor fuels, with up to 10 times less hazardous emissions compared to other fuels, and with an average price of about RUB 16 per cubic meter. Gazprom established a special brand name, EcoGas, for natural gas sold at the Company-owned filling stations.

The gas-fueled KAMAZ is a special model of a sports truck powered by compressed natural gas. The project was initiated in 2013 by the KAMAZ-Master team with the support of Gazprom and VTB Bank. The year 2019 saw the third modification of the vehicle participating in the race. The project's goal is to demonstrate the benefits of using natural gas as a vehicle fuel.

The Silk Way International Rally 2019 kicked off on July 6 in Irkutsk. Gazprom was a general partner in the race.

Vsevolod Cherepanov put in charge of Gazprom Geologorazvedka and Gazprom Georesource

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:40:00 +0300

July 16, 2019

Vsevolod Cherepanov has been appointed to combine the duties of Director General of Gazprom Geologorazvedka and Gazprom Georesource.

He will also continue to work as Deputy Director General of Gazprom Invest.

Alexey Davydov, who had headed Gazprom Geologorazvedka since 2012, has been relieved of his post.

Vyacheslav Plotnikov, First Deputy Director General – Chief Engineer of Gazprom Georesource, had performed the functions of the company's Director General since February 21, 2019.

Background

Gazprom Geologorazvedka is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom engaged in the whole range of exploration activities aimed at prospecting for new onshore and offshore hydrocarbon fields and deposits in the Russian Federation, as well as follow-up exploration and pre-development of reserves in the existing fields. The company's key objective is to replenish the resource base of the Gazprom Group.

Gazprom Georesource is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company is the chief source of geophysical data for the Gazprom Group with regard to optimizing feedstock production, reducing operating costs and evaluating the efficiency of geophysical operations, calculating reserves in gas deposits and storage facilities, and providing environmental security. It ranks as one Russia's largest multidisciplinary geophysical service companies. With 13 production and research branches, the company is present in all gas producing regions of the country.

International Children’s Games held in Ufa

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:30:00 +0300

July 15, 2019

On July 9–14, the International Children's Games were held in the capital of Bashkortostan, bringing together over 1,500 athletes, coaches and guests from 29 countries.

The Ufa-Gazprom team delivered confident wins in 9 different sports during the international competition. Almost a fifth of the Ufa team was composed of children representing Gazprom Transgaz Ufa in the Company's Winter and Summer Spartakiada Games. For instance, Viktoria Lisitskaya won two gold medals in 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke swimming, and also took silver in the relay. Both girls' and boys' teams won gold in youth beach volleyball. Young athlete Nikolay Kireev earned silver and bronze medals in individual and team fencing, respectively.

On July 13, a Football for Friendship match within Gazprom's social program of the same name was played at the stadium of the Ufa Football Club for the first time in the history of the International Children's Games. Young athletes had been assisted in their training by Alexey Smertin, former captain of the Russian national football team. Once again, football united boys and girls from all over the world, proving that this game knows no barriers.

Ufa held the closing ceremony of the 53rd International Children's Summer Games, passing the baton to the Hungarian city of Kecskemet, which will host the competition in 2020.

Background

Gazprom Transgaz Ufa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. It performs gas transmission within the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The company operates some 5,000 kilometers of gas trunklines.

Gazprom Transgaz Ufa's 16 branches include 9 gas pipeline operation centers, 12 compressor workshops, 82 gas compressor units, and 146 gas distribution stations.

An environmental management system certified to ISO 14001:2015 is adopted at the company. Gazprom Transgaz Ufa has about 5,000 employees and is headquartered in Ufa.

The Football for Friendship (F4F) international children's social program has been implemented by Gazprom since 2013. Girls and boys of 12 years old, including those with disabilities, take part in the program as Young Footballers and Young Journalists. Young Footballers representing various countries and cultures unite into Friendship Teams to play in the F4F International Championship. Young Journalists work in the International Children's Press Center to cover F4F events. This way, children learn to speak the language of friendship and, what is more, to tell what the world would look like without war and discrimination.

All F4F participants are assigned the status of Young Ambassadors, and after returning home, they continue to share their unique F4F experiences and promote universal human values: friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions, and honor. The F4F program is supported by UEFA, FIFA, the International Olympic Committee, football federations and the world's leading football clubs, international charitable foundations, famous athletes, politicians, and cultural figures. The project has received many international and Russian awards in the areas of social responsibility, sports, and communications. In the course of the past 7 seasons, F4F encompassed 211 countries and regions, brought together more than 6,000 participants, and gained over 5 million supporters. In 2019, F4F set a world record and earned a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® certificate for the most multinational football training session in history.

Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan wins award in Reliable Partner – Ecology national competition

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:30:00 +0300

July 12, 2019

On July 11, the Reliable Partner – Ecology national competition for best environmental practices concluded with an award ceremony. Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan was awarded in the Best Information Project for Ecology category.

In the competition, Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan presented a series of educational environmental events which the company's museum has been holding in the schools of Astrakhan for several years now. Especially significant is the Live Planet project, which counts among its partners the leading cultural and supplementary education institutions of the Astrakhan Region.

Background

The company has over 4,200 employees and is headquartered in Astrakhan.

The national competition is held by the Nadezhny Partner (Reliable Partner) Association jointly with the Russian Ecological Society with the official support from the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management.

Gas-powered KAMAZ taking part in Silk Way International Rally 2019

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 18:00:00 +0300

July 6, 2019

Irkutsk hosted the opening of the Silk Way International Rally 2019. Gazprom is a general partner in the project. This year, the race will traverse Russia (Eastern Siberia), Mongolia, and China.

A sports truck powered by natural gas is participating in the rally as part of the KAMAZ-Master team. The crew of the gas-fueled KAMAZ consists of Sergey Kupriyanov (pilot), Alexander Kupriyanov (navigator), and Akhmet Galyautdinov (mechanic).

The eco-friendly vehicle will travel more than 5,000 kilometers along the shores of Lake Baikal and further across the Siberian mountains, the rocky roads and steppes of Mongolia, and through the Gobi – Asia's largest desert. The race will conclude in the Chinese city of Dunhuang.

The use of natural gas in the race will help reduce adverse environmental impacts and raise public awareness about environmental problems and their possible solutions, including those involving the conversion of vehicles to natural gas.

“In 2019, the route of the Silk Way International Rally will run across unique natural areas such as the taiga, steppes, and a desert. It is more than fitting that the gas-powered KAMAZ is taking part in the competition, as this sports truck uses an eco-friendly motor fuel based on natural gas – EcoGas,” stressed Sergey Kupriyanov, pilot of the gas-fueled KAMAZ.

Background

Today, Gazprom has more than 300 NGV refueling facilities across Russia.

The gas-fueled KAMAZ is a special model of a sports truck powered by compressed natural gas. The model was created in 2013 by the KAMAZ-Master team with the support of Gazprom and VTB Bank. The year 2019 will see the third modification of the vehicle participating in the race. The project's goal is to demonstrate the benefits of using natural gas as a vehicle fuel.

Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk sums up results of Green Spring 2019 cleanup action

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:45:00 +0300

July 5, 2019

On July 4, the results of the activities held as part of the Green Spring 2019 national environmental cleanup were summarized at Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk. The company implemented 99 environmental initiatives, and over 2,000 employees took part in the events organized within the Green Spring action.

All 14 regions where Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk is present joined the national environmental cleanup. For instance, the company's employees cleaned public parks in Barabinsk (Novosibirsk Region) and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and also released fingerlings of chum salmon into the Gur River in the Khabarovsk Territory, while the employees of the Yurginskoye Gas Pipeline Operation Center made birdhouses. The staff of the Primorskoye Gas Pipeline Operation Center continued to plant trees on Gas Workers' Avenue in the arboretum of the Gornotaezhnaya Station. A range of activities were implemented to clean territories and plant trees.

Within the May-June period, the employees of Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk cleaned over 200 hectares of land, collecting about 130 tons of waste, and planted over 20,000 trees. For the results achieved during the cleanup action, its organizers – the Vernadsky Nongovernmental Ecological Foundation and the All-Russian Society for Nature Protection – awarded the company with a diploma and a trophy cup for commitment, initiative and a considerable contribution to environmental protection.

Background

Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom responsible for the construction and operation of gas transmission systems in 14 regions of Siberia and the Russian Far East. The company operates more than 9,500 kilometers of oil and gas trunklines and transmits over 20 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

The company has 25 branches, including 19 gas pipeline operation centers and 1 pipeline operation center, and operates 9 compressor stations, 1 booster compressor station, 31 gas compressor units, and 128 gas distribution stations.

In 2012, the company was appointed as the customer in the Power of Siberia gas trunkline investment project.

Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk has adopted an Integrated Management System which includes:

a quality management system complying with the STO Gazprom 9001–2012, ISO 9001:2015 and GOST R ISO 9001–2015 standards;
an environmental management system complying with the ISO 14001:2015 and GOST R ISO 14001–2016 standards;
an occupational health and industrial safety management system based on the OHSAS 18001:2007 and GOST R 54934–2012/OHSAS 18001:2007 standards.

The company has upward of 8,000 employees.

Sergey Kupriyanov appointed Head of Department 106 – Press Secretary to Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:10:00 +0300

July 4, 2019

Sergey Kupriyanov has been appointed Head of Department 106 – Press Secretary to Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, effective July 9, 2019.

Sergey Kupriyanov has been employed with Gazprom since 2003. In his previous post at the Company, he served as Press Secretary to Chairman of the Management Committee – Deputy Head of Department 106.

Alexander Bespalov, former Head of Department 106, has been relieved of his post due to retirement.

Gazprom opens engineering branch in Vladivostok

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 09:55:00 +0300

July 4, 2019

An opening ceremony for the Far Eastern branch of Gazprom 335 took place today on Russky Island in Vladivostok. The branch is a specialized engineering unit that will implement the projects of the Gazprom Group focused on offshore hydrocarbon production and on gas processing and liquefaction in Russia's Far East.

Taking part in the event were Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Oleg Kozhemyako, Governor of the Primorye Territory.

The branch will be responsible for, among other things, coordinating research and development activities, designing individual components of structures and equipment for subsea hydrocarbon production systems, gas processing and LNG production facilities, and establishing cooperation in the use of robotic systems. In addition to conducting marketing and logistical studies of regional materials and technical resources, the new entity will provide designer and other on-site supervision over the construction of facilities located in the Russian Far East.

Gazprom's regional partner in the project is Far Eastern Federal University, which has a state-of-the-art educational and research base on Russky Island.

Background

Gazprom 335 (part of the Gazprom Group) is focused on creating advanced technologies and equipment to pre-develop offshore fields and to process and liquefy natural gas. The Far Eastern branch was established pursuant to the order given by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum in 2018.

Gazprom and Far Eastern Federal University collaborate in the framework of the Roadmap for setting up an engineering center and advancing sci-tech cooperation in 2019–2022.

Purchase contract signed for Turkmen gas

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:45:00 +0300

July 3, 2019

On July 1, the Gazprom Group signed a five-year contract to purchase natural gas from Turkmengas (for the period through June 30, 2024).

According to the contract, supplies from Turkmenistan will add some 5.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Gazprom's portfolio.

Background

The Gazprom Group resumed its procurements of Turkmen gas in April 2019. Between April 15 and June 30, a total of 1.2 billion cubic meters was delivered under a short-term contract.

Rustem Usmanov put in charge of Gazprom Transgaz Kazan

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:05:00 +0300

July 1, 2019

Rustem Usmanov has been appointed Director General of Gazprom Transgaz Kazan.

Rustem Usmanov was born in 1969 in Ufa. He graduated from Ufa Petroleum Institute, majoring in Design, Construction and Operation of Gas & Oil Pipelines and Gas & Oil Storage Facilities, and earned a management degree from the All-Russian Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics. He has a PhD in Technical Sciences.

He has been employed with Gazprom for about 27 years.

1992–1996: Foreman of the Line Operation Service, later Chief Engineer of the Karmaskalinskoye Gas Pipeline Operation Center at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa.

1996–2007: Head of the Operations Division for Gas Trunklines, Gas Distribution Stations and Gas Facilities, later Chief Technologist for Operation, Repair and Diagnostics of Gas Trunklines and Gas Distribution Stations at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa.

2007–2008: Deputy Director General for Production at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa.

2008–2019: Chief Engineer – Deputy Director General at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa.

Rafkat Kantyukov, Director General of Gazprom Transgaz Kazan since 1998, has been relieved of his post due to retirement.

Background

Gazprom Transgaz Kazan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company operates over 5,700 kilometers of gas trunklines, more than 41,000 kilometers of gas distribution pipelines, and some 200 gas distribution stations, transmitting about 250 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.

Final Press Conference held with Gazprom Board of Directors and Management Committee Chairmen

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:05:00 +0300

June 28, 2019

Participants:

Chairman of Gazprom's Board of Directors;
Chairman of Gazprom's Management Committee.

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Board of Directors forms Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:00:00 +0300

June 28, 2019

The Gazprom Board of Directors formed the Audit Committee. The Committee is made up of Mikhail Sereda and two independent directors Viktor Martynov and Vladimir Mau, with Viktor Martynov as Chairman.

The Board of Directors also formed the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mikhail Sereda was appointed as Chairman, with Viktor Martynov and Vladimir Mau as members.

Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting elects new Board of Directors

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:50:00 +0300

June 28, 2019

Based on the voting results, the annual General Shareholders Meeting of Gazprom formed the Company's Board of Directors composed as follows:

1.	Akimov, Andrey Igorevich	Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company)
2.	Kulibaev, Timur Askarovich	Chairman of the Legal Entities Association “Kazakhstan Association of Oil, Gas and Energy Sector Organizations (KAZENERGY),” Chairman of the Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Republic of Kazakhstan (Atameken)
3.	Manturov, Denis Valentinovich	Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
4.	Markelov, Vitaly Anatolyevich	Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom
5.	Martynov, Viktor Georgievich	Rector of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
6.	Mau, Vladimir Alexandrovich	Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
7.	Miller, Alexey Borisovich	Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom
8.	Novak, Alexander Valentinovich	Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
9.	Patrushev, Dmitry Nikolaevich	Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
10.	Sereda, Mikhail Leonidovich	Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee – Head of the Administration of the Management Committee, Gazprom
11.	Zubkov, Viktor Alexeevich	Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Cooperation with the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

The Meeting also elected a new 9-member Audit Commission consisting of:

Bezmenov, Ivan Vladimirovich;
Bikulov, Vadim Kasymovich;
Fisenko, Tatyana Vladimirovna;
Gladkov, Alexander Alexeevich;
Mironova, Margarita Ivanovna;
Nosov, Yury Stanislavovich;
Oganyan, Karen Iosifovich;
Platonov, Sergey Revazovich;
Stolyarov, Evgeny Mikhailovich.