OREANDA-NEWS. The Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nikolai Kiselyov, Governor of the Arkhangelsk Oblast.

The parties addressed the implementation of the Agreement for cooperation, placing a focus on the prospects of the regional gasification.

The Arkhangelsk Oblast is currently gasified by 9.7 per cent including 12.5 per cent in cities and towns, and 2 per cent in the rural area. The average rates in Russia are at 54 per cent, 61 per cent, 36 per cent, respectively.

Pursuant to the Regional Gasification Program of the Russian Federation over 2005 to 2007, in 2006 Gazprom committed RUR 558 mln for Arkhangelsk gasification purposes. Funds were spent to construct 6 gasification facilities. In 2007 Gazprom plans to commit RUR 496 mln to build 3 gasification facilities.