Gazprom to supply Belarus with natural gas throughout the winter

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Igor Petrishenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, took place on 19 September as part of the XIII International Investment Forum ‘Sochi-2014’.

The parties discussed the current state and development prospects for the cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the gas sector. Gazprom Transgaz Belarus, a subsidiary of Gazprom, secures uninterrupted gas supply and transit and is a major taxpayer in the Republic.

Special focus was placed on the preparations for the 2014 – 2015 autumn-winter periods. Gas transmission facilities are being upgraded and overhauled in compliance with the set schedule. The work is underway on replenishing gas reserves in underground storages. Before the withdrawal season starts, the company is going to increase the operating reserve of marketable gas to 1.035 billion m³ in Belarusian UGS facilities, a 12.5% increase compared to 2013. The completion of these major works will help Gazprom to get through the heating season and fully supply Belarusian consumers with natural gas in the coming winter.

Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling

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