The issue of joining the French company Gas de France (GDF) – Suez projecte “Nord Stream” must be reviewed by the Committee of shareholders of the project, told the official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov.GDF Suez invited Gazprom to pay its possible entry into the charter capital of the project company to build a gas pipeline Nord Stream cash. Also, the French company announced its desire to receive additional volumes of gas on the “Nord Stream”. Motorola “Nord Stream” (Nord Stream) is scheduled to pave the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia (Vyborg) and Germany (Greifswald). Motorola is a new route for Russian gas exports to Europe (especially the markets of Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Denmark). The shareholders of the project operator Nord Stream AG is Russia’s Gazprom – 51%, the German Wintershall Holding and E. ON Ruhrgas – 20%, as well as Dutch Gasunie – 9%. The mechanism of entering the French energokontserna GDF Suez in the gas pipeline project “Nord Stream” has not yet been determined, said the day before the head of the department of foreign trade activities of Gazprom (the main shareholder in the project), Stanislav Tsygankov. “We are still discussing the principle of re-entry” – Tsygankov said, adding that the exact model will be determined in negotiations. The timing of such negotiations, he did not name. Also Tsygankov not specified by whom GDF Suez could get share in the project. Interest in joining in the project pipeline “Nord Stream” (Nord Stream) are in addition to Gas de France – Suez, and other companies, Tsygankov said. “We have always said that this draft pan-European, and the entry of reputable partners, we are always welcome. Interest in the project are many, but who will join him – another question. “Currently, GDF Suez is a major future buyers of gas, which will go on the gas pipeline” Nord Stream “. In December, 2006. Gazprom and Gaz de France signed an agreement to extend until 2030. existing contracts for the supply of Russian natural gas to France and agreed to start the supply company Gaz de France additional volumes of gas through pipeline “Nord Stream” volume of 2.5 billion cubic meters. m per year. GDF and Gazprom are also cooperating in the swap (exchange) the supply of LNG. Earlier, GDF has shown interest in entering the draft “Nord Stream” on the rights of shareholders, but that was before a Gazprom has chosen itself in November 2007. as the fourth partner of Dutch Gasunie. In 2006. Gazprom was negotiating to bring the draft of another party to the four companies, which in addition to Gasunie called the Gas de France, British Petroleum and Transco. After that, in terms of ambition GDF lying other new gas projects to supply gas to Europe – “South Stream” (which serves Gazprom and the Italian ENI) and an alternative to it Nabucco, it realized the Austrian OMV, Hungarian MOL, Bulgarian Bulgargaz, Romanian Transgaz, Turkish Botas and German RWE, which owned 16.67% of the joint operating company project. Gaz de France was considered another candidate for participation in Nabucco, but after the failure of negotiations on accession to the project said that it would consider other projects in Europe, RBC passes. In autumn 2008. Vice-President of the French company Jean-Francois Sirelli nevertheless told reporters that Gaz de France – Suez is interested in the project pipeline Nabucco, and in the “South Stream”, but finally determined, with the participation only after it becomes known to final the price of both projects.
