A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Zhilkin, Governor of the Astrakhan Oblast took place in Astrakhan today.
The parties addressed the progress in implementing the Agreement of Cooperation signed by Gazprom and the Astrakhan Oblast. In particular, the regional gasification issues were considered.
Alexander Zhilkin expressed gratitude to Gazprom for the Astrakhan landscape improvement and restoration work. Particular attention was paid to the large-scale reconstruction of the Volga River embankment.
It was emphasized that the opening ceremony for the Oil and Gas Institute under the Astrakhan State Technical University was held on October 1, 2010 upon completion of the building repair and laboratory equipping activities at Gazprom’s expense.
Astrakhan also hosted a working meeting on gas processing advancement in the region.
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