Gazprom, Petrovietnam Talk Russian LNG Deliveries to Vietnam

July 20, 2012

Gazprom and Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation held the fourth meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) aimed at implementing the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the companies.

The meeting was moderated by the JCC Co-Chairmen: Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nguyen Vu Truong Son, Vice President of Petrovietnam.

The meeting participants summed up the interim results and approved the action plan until the end of 2012.

The parties appreciated the progress with the geological exploration being carried out by the Vietgazprom joint operating company in blocks No.112 and No.129–132 offshore Vietnam as well as addressed a wide range of issues regarding, inter alia, the sci-tech cooperation, implementation of the agreement on personnel training and possible deliveries of Russian liquefied natural gas to Vietnam. Based on the meeting results, Vitaly Markelov and Nguyen Vu Truong Son also emphasized the cooperation development prospects as part of the projects of Gazprom International and Gazprom Neft .

Besides, the Gazprom delegation and Petrovietnam representatives took part in the festive event dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Vietgazprom joint operating company.

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LNG World News Staff, July 20, 2012; Image: Gazprom