Gazprom, Fluxys advance talks on small-scale LNG cooperation

Russia’s Gazprom said it is looking the possibility of cooperating in the small-scale LNG market with Fluxys of Belgium.

Representatives of the two companies, Gazprom’s head, Alexey Miller, and Pascal De Buck CEO of Fluxys, discussed the cooperation at a meeting in St. Petersburg, Gazprom said in a statement.

Among other issues, Miller and De Buck discussed the possibility of jointly participating in the construction and operation of LNG receiving terminals, LNG filling stations and bunkering infrastructure in Europe.

Additionally, the two companies discussed the option of using LNG as an energy resource for autonomous gasification purposes.

The talks are a continuation of a framework agreement signed at the end of March, showing the two companies’ intentions to cooperate in the European small-scale LNG market.