Gazprom reinforcing technological sovereignty of Russia

A number of documents for the development and production of domestic equipment for Russia's fuel and energy complex were signed today at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024.

Gazprom's systematic cooperation with Russian enterprises and research organizations contributes to strengthening the technological sovereignty of Russia.

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and the heads of three constituent entities of the Russian Federation – the Astrakhan, Tomsk and Voronezh Regions – signed Roadmaps to expand the use of high-tech products, including import-substituting ones, for the benefit of Gazprom.

The documents cover the period from 2024 through 2027.

The regions will prepare the consolidated proposals of the enterprises regarding the manufacture of advanced equipment for the use at Gazprom's facilities. The Company will analyze the capabilities of the enterprises, assess the compliance of the proposed products with the corporate technical requirements, and estimate the needs of Gazprom's subsidiaries. As soon as the products successfully pass the certification procedure, they will be permitted for use at Gazprom's facilities and be eligible for the Company's procurement procedures.

The Roadmap with the Astrakhan Region was signed for the first time, while the existing Roadmaps with the Tomsk and Voronezh Regions were updated.

The implementation of the Roadmaps signed with Russian regions has yielded tangible results. For instance, by now, the enterprises of the Voronezh Region have mastered the production of wellhead and downhole equipment for gas production. Plants located in the Tomsk Region manufacture telecommunications equipment to ensure communication at Gazprom's facilities, as well as axial blow-off and control valves for regulating gas flows.

 

A number of documents were signed in the presence of Alexey Miller.

A Coordination Agreement was signed between Gazprom and CenterEngineering.

The parties will develop and manufacture a new stationary gas turbine engine with a capacity of 10 MW specially for the Russian fuel and energy complex. In the future, this product will serve as the basis for the creation of a range of 6–25 MW engines.

Gas turbine engines of different capacities are used at compressor stations for the production and transmission of gas, and at power facilities for power generation. The newly developed equipment is planned to be used for renovating the existing infrastructure and at prospective facilities.

The Agreement also envisages that CenterEngineering will provide comprehensive maintenance and major repairs of the equipment at Gazprom's compressor stations.

 

Gazprom, Gazprombank and Russian Quantum Center signed an Agreement of Cooperation.

The parties will cooperate on the matters related to the creation of high-tech solutions and equipment on the basis of quantum technologies, i. e. cutting-edge developments that make it possible to bring the processing of large volumes of data to a fundamentally new level.

The potential areas of cooperation include the use of quantum technologies for geological modeling; optimization of processes for hydrocarbon production, transmission and processing; diagnostics of the equipment for the fuel and energy complex; and establishment of protected communication channels.

 

A Coordination Agreement was signed between Gazprom Shelfproject and the Machine Building Division of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.

Gazprom Shelfproject is a single competence center for the implementation of the Gazprom Group's offshore oil & gas projects on the Russian continental shelf.

It is planned to use the production assets of Gazprom Shelfproject, for instance, for the transportation of the casings of floating nuclear power plants produced by Rosatom.

 

Gazprom 335, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) and Nizhegorodskiy Zavod 70 Letiya Pobedy (Nizhny Novgorod Plant of the 70th Anniversary of Victory) signed an Agreement of Cooperation.

The parties intend to train specialists in high-tech machine building for the enterprises of Russia's fuel and energy complex.

For that purpose, a specialized research & education center will be created and programs of additional vocational education will be developed at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

 

Gazprom and Alfa-Bank signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

The parties plan to expand their cooperation in a range of areas, including with regard to securing corporate and project financing of the Gazprom Group companies and conducting treasury transactions.