Personnel аppoitments

Today, A. Miller, Chairman, Gazprom Management Committee, appointed Alexander Iosifovich Raikevich Head, Geologic Survey, Licensing and Natural Resources Management Division, Department of Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production.

A. Raikevich was born in 1949. He graduated from Chernishevskii Saratov State University in 1973, obtaining a degree in geology and oil and gas exploration.

From 1989 to 1990, A. Raikevich was Chief Geologist, Armavir Drilling Division, Kubangazprom, from 1990 to 1991 – Chief Geologist, Tumenburgaz. From 1991 to 2003, A. Raikevich held the position of Chief Geologist, Yamburggazdobycha.

A. Miller, Chairman, Gazprom Management Committee, said: “Alexander Iosifovich is a distinguished expert. Last year, Gazprom’s hydrocarbon reserves saw an increase of 536 million tons of oil equivalent. This is a record figure reached for the first time in ten years, moreover, incremental explored natural gas reserves for the year 2003 surpassed annual production volumes. Yamburggazdobycha is our affiliate, and its specialists facilitated half of these incremental reserves. We are going to move further in this direction, by increasing exploration financing, and putting A. Raikevich in charge of one of the most important divisions of the company”.

Information Directorate, OAO Gazprom