Alexey Miller and Moldova’s President Igor Dodon discuss prospects of cooperation in gas sector

Moscow, September 3 - Neftegaz.RU. A working meeting between Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom, and Igor Dodon, President of Moldova, took place on September 2 in Russia.

The parties reviewed the state and prospects of cooperation concerning supplies of Russian gas to Moldovan consumers and its transit across Moldova.

Attention was also paid to the activities of Moldovagaz. It was noted that the Supervisory Board of the Moldovan-Russian company appointed Vadim Ceban as Chairman of the Board of Moldovagaz.

In 2018, Gazprom's gas deliveries to Moldova totaled 2.9 billion cu m of gas, an increase of 8.4 % against 2017 (2.7 billion cu m). According to preliminary data, about 1.9 billion cu m of gas was exported between January and August 2019, which is about the same level as last year.

The contracts between Gazprom and Moldovagaz for gas supplies to and gas transit across Moldova are valid until the end of 2019.

Moldovagaz is a joint Russian-Moldovan company set up by Gazprom, the Moldovan Government, and the Ministry of Industry of Transnistria.

In 2008–2009 and 2010–2014, Vadim Ceban worked for the Ministry of Economy of Moldova, acting as a government agent and member of the Supervisory Board at Moldovagaz.

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