Today within the XIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee met with Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell.

The parties paid special attention to the current issues of cooperation between the companies, in particular, the Sakhalin II project.

Summarizing the meeting results Alexey Miller said: “The Partnership of Gazprom and Shell within the Sakhalin II project is a good example of mutually beneficial cooperation of major energy companies. Owing to this large-scale infrastructure project, a new reliable energy source for Asia-Pacific countries emerged.

I am sure that the experience gained in joint implementation of the Sakhalin II project may lay the basis for further development of cooperation in the LNG sector on the Yamal Peninsula, inter alia.

In view of the announced retirement of Jeroen van der Veer as Chief Executive, this meeting was very special. We are grateful to him for many years of fruitful cooperation when our companies achieved significant results.”