
AKIPRESS.COM - A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alisher Sultanov, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uzbekneftegaz, took place on May 25 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018, Gazprom press service said.
The meeting participants noted the positive dynamics of cooperation in the gas sector, discussing the current status of joint work and further plans for hydrocarbon exploration and production in Uzbekistan.
In this regard, the parties touched upon, inter alia, the Supplementary Agreement No. 2 to the Production Sharing Agreement for the follow-up development of the Shakhpakhty field signed the day before.
In addition, the meeting participants addressed joint efforts in the development of Uzbekistan's gas transportation infrastructure, underground gas storage in the country, sci-tech cooperation, and staff training and retraining.