Today Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee and Nobuo Katsumata, President and CEO of Marubeni Corporation.

The parties discussed issues reflecting the world practice of LNG deliveries as well as cooperation in the oil and gas sector. The meeting paid special attention to opportunities for partnership in LNG production and marketing, additionally in the framework of the Baltic LNG project.

The meeting’s participants expressed interest in fostering further dialogue about.

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Marubeni Corporation is one of the leading companies in Japan. By the end of 2005 the company’s asset value was at $39 billion and net profit at $ 385 million.

Marubeni Corporation power industry business includes production and sales of gas, petroleum products, crude oil, LPG, LNG and equipment for nuclear power stations.

In 2005 the company’s daily production volume was at some 30 thousand barrels.

Additionally, Marubeni Corporation sells crude oil, burning oil, fuel oil and diesel oil as well as other petroleum chemistry products.

The company supplies equipment for Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects.