OREANDA-NEWS. May 11, 2007. Russia's Gazprom has reached a final agreement with its Kazakh partners on the terms of a joint venture on the premises of the Orenburg gas refinery, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said in Astana on Thursday.

"We have reached a very important agreement on the terms of buying Kazakh gas from the Karachaganak field. This is vital for setting up a joint venture on the premises of the Orenburg gas refinery," he said.