OREANDA-NEWS. On October 4-5, Krakow hosted the 7th annual meeting of the dispatchers of the gas transmission companies from the countries transiting Russian gas by the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline.

Attending the meeting were representatives of OAO Gazprom, OOO Gazexport, OOO Lentransgaz, OAO Beltransgaz, EuRoPol GAZ S.A. (Russian-Polish joint venture), GAZ – SYSTEM S.A. (Poland), WINGAS TRANSPORT GmbH (Germany). A Gazprom delegation was led by Mr. Boris Posyagin, Head of the Gazprom Central Production Dispatch Department.

Summing up the operating results of the dispatchers over the 12 months, Mr. Posyagin informed of the successful development of the technologically linked Yamal-Europe and NTR-Torzhok gas pipeline systems. NTR-Torzhok had seen the construction of more than 900 km of large diameter pipelines. Another 500 km of transmission links at NTR-Torzhok and five compressor stations at both pipelines on the Russian territory are expected to be built before the end of this year.

The meeting also heard reports by representatives of the transiting countries on Yamal-Europe’s operation over 2006.

At the end of the meeting the parties signed a Protocol outlining the key principles of prompt interaction between the dispatchers when supplying gas by Yamal-Europe between 2006 and 2007.