Message delivered by Alexey Miller at conference call dedicated to Oil and Gas Industry Workers Day
Dear colleagues!
I would like to congratulate you on Oil and Gas Industry Workers Day!
We are broadcasting this conference call from Blagoveshchensk in the Amur Region. It is spectacular because it is precisely here, in the East, where Gazprom sets up gas industry from scratch and writes the contemporary history of the Russian gas industry.
Eastern regions will ultimately receive the ‘big’ gas. A brand new export route of Russian gas supply will be brought onstream – to China. Today the Chinese market is the most promising international gas market. It will be here, near Blagoveshchensk, where the Russian and Chinese gas pipeline sections will connect. Recently, flying over the gas pipeline route we’ve had a look at the entry point of the pipe into the Amur River on the Russian side and the exit point on the Chinese side. A gas processing plant to become the biggest one in Russia and one of the biggest ones in the world will be constructed in the Amur Region.
All this will certainly provide a strong foundation for the economic development of Russia’s East.
Dear colleagues!
Gazprom honorably carries out its main mission of providing reliable supplies of energy resources to consumers. Our Company has justly established its reputation as a reliable supplier – both in Russia and abroad. A correctly chosen business strategy allows us to keep it up.
We aim for leadership, which implies continuous and comprehensive development. Gazprom builds up its resource base and boosts production capacities, increases gas supply to Europe and expands to Asian markets. We set up new gas production centers, in the meantime broadening our sales markets. For instance, in the West we plan to construct the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in the East we signed a historic contract with China, in the South we are delivering the TurkStream project. Due to this work Gazprom will consolidate its position of the world’s leading pipeline gas exporter.
Gazprom progresses in leaps and bounds; in Russia we retain our position of the main gas supplier and we are also among the top four oil producers. Our efforts aimed at the gasification of Russian regions showed impressive results. Every year we create conditions for improving the living standards of dozens of thousands of families. We understand the importance of this work, especially for the rural community, so we keep up the speed of implementing this large-scale project.
Esteemed colleagues!
This year we celebrate a remarkable date: the 60th anniversary of a significant gas industry subsector – underground gas storage. I would like to congratulate all our colleagues engaged in this sector. Thanks to the well-developed UGS system, Gazprom is able to secure reliable gas supplies to consumers in Russia and abroad during the most demanding period of seasonal peak loads. Certainly, a key priority of our work is to retrofit and expand the existing UGS facilities and develop the new ones.
Esteemed colleagues! We celebrate our professional holiday, having historically significant achievements under our belt and global projects of state importance lying ahead. I am sure that your expertise and experience will allow Gazprom to reach the desired milestones.
I sincerely wish you and your families robust health, happiness and prosperity.
Happy holiday!