Seminar meeting of OOO “Gasprom Mezhregiongas” opened in Kazan

Seminar meeting of OOO “Gasprom Mezhregiongas” with deputies of directors general on gas sales and chiefs of operative dispatching services of regional gas companies has opened today in Kazan.

The Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov addressed attendees of the meeting with welcoming speech.

Seminar meeting focuses on development of unified approaches to organization of work with customers in modern conditions, operative gas accounting within the limits of creating a single information-technology environment of OAO Gasprom group, construction and putting into operation dispatching centers of the automated system of commercial gas accounting of regional gas companies and creation of corporate base.

The Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov welcomed participants of the meeting in the capital. “Activity of Gasprom Mezhregiongas is very demonstrative. Holding of such seminars in Moscow and regional centers enables getting acquainted with positive experience on-site,” Head of RT Government said.

Ildar Khalikov marked that Tatarstan makes great contribution in formation of industrial potential of Russia. Thus, the share of Tatarstan in the volume of industrial output of Russia makes 4 % (the fifth place among Russian regions). In addition, republic takes the fourth place in the country by fixed capital investments and the third place by the volume of constructed housing.

Tatarstan is one of the biggest gas consumers. The level of gasification in republic makes 98 %. According to results of 2011, “Gasprom Mezhregiongas Kazan” supplied 7 thousand customers with 14 bln m³ of gas. At the same time, gas-consuming enterprises are developing in Tatarstan, - TANECO complex was launched last year, several large enterprises are being opened at SEZ Alabuga. In addition, implementation of the project “Ammoni” which implies construction of a plant for producing ammonia and carbamide started in 2011.

“We have many projects stipulating stable gas consumption and I hope that our close interaction will favor their sustainable work,” Ildar Khalikov addressed employees of OOO “Gasprom Mezhregiongas”.

Chief of the gas sales Department of OOO “Gasprom Mezhregiongas” Gennady Sukhov reported on gas supply in the Russian domestic market.