A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Robert Dudley, Chief Executive Officer of British Petroleum (BP) took place today as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013.

The parties discussed the main bilateral cooperation issues in the oil and gas sector. In particular, the meeting addressed a possible increase in Russian natural gas supplies to the UK and the prospects for joint projects in global energy markets, including LNG markets.

Background

In 2012 Gazprom Group supplied the UK with 11.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

BP is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies. It operates in more than 80 countries and employs over 85 thousand people. The company's products and services are available to consumers worldwide. BP is involved in hydrocarbon production in 28 countries.