OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2008. Gazprom invest Vostok has been named as customer of Gazprom’s investment projects as part of the Development Program for an integrated gas production, transportation and supply system in Eastern Siberia and the Far East taking into account potential gas exports to China and other Asia-Pacific countries.

“Eastern Siberia and the Far East are to become one of the main Russian gas centres in future. The implementation of large-scale projects in these strategically important for the gas industry regions envisages a significant concentration of efforts and resources of Gazprom. At the same time it is crucial to provide a united approach to the implementation of our projects based on high-quality and timely fulfillment of Gazprom’s requirements. The mission of Gazprom invest Vostok, our subsidiary company, is to accumulate all the potential of Gazprom in the eastern Russia and to come out as a centralized customer in the region,” said Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.