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  • 2016
    • 18 February 2016
      Several bilateral documents on cooperation were executed during the visit of the Gazprom delegation to Tarija (Bolivia). Thus, the Strategic Cooperation Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding on extending the use of liquefied natural gas (reflecting the intention to fulfil the projects of the use of natural gas for vehicles and local gasification) were signed with YPFB and the Department of Carbohydrates and Energy of Bolivia respectively. A trilateral Agreement between the YPFB, DoC&E and Gazprom International on updating the Gas Master Plan of Bolivia until 2040 has also been signed.
    • 14 March 2016
      Andrey S. Fick appointed Managing Director of Gazprom International.
    • 28 April 2016
      Gazprom International, operator of the project on the El Assel block jointly implemented in Algeria between 2009 and 2016 with Sonatrach (the country’s state oil and gas company), fulfilled its contractual obligations to implement three exploration stages. As the result, four gas condensate fields were discovered and assessed. The next step in the cooperation with Sonatrach will be to design development plans and feasibility studies for these fields.
    • 16 June 2016
      Gazprom International and Schneider Electric signed a Memorandum of Understanding on staff training and development during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2016).
    • 17 June 2016
      Gazprom International and Bolivia’s YPFB signed an Agreement for evaluation studies of prospective blocks of La Ceiba, Vitiacua and Madidi in Bolivia at SPIEF. Under the agreement, over a period of one year Gazprom International will study the geological and geophysical data provided by the Bolivian partners. If the participation in exploration and development of the reserves at these blocks is considered feasible, Gazprom International will have the right to enter operator contracts.
    • 29 June 2016
      Andrey Fick, Managing Director of Gazprom International, held meetings in Argentina with representatives of the country’s government, as well as with Miguel Gutierrez, President of the state oil company YPF since April 2016. At the meetings, the sides confirmed their willingness to further cooperate under the Memorandum between Gazprom and YPF S.A. of 23 April 2015 and under the Framework Agreement on cooperation in exploration and production of 4 September 2015.
    • 25 July 2016
      The total accumulated production of natural gas at contract Blocks 05-2 and 05-3 offshore Vietnam exceeded 5 billion cubic meters.
    • 6 August 2016
      Gazprom International mini-football team won the prestigious international tournament for corporate teams. It was the fifth consecutive time that they had taken home the Gazprom Germania Cup.
    • 16 September 2016
      In Bolivia, an inauguration ceremony was held to mark commercial production at the Incahuasi gas condensate field located within the Ipati and Aquio license blocks. Gazprom International (with a 20% share) forms part of the consortium developing Incahuasi, along with Total EP Bolivie (the operator with a 50% share), Tecpetrol de Bolivia (20%) and YPFB Chaco (10%).
    • 7 October 2016
      Gazprom International and FMC Technologies, an international provider of equipment and services to the oil and gas industry, reached an agreement on developing cooperation in implementing Gazprom´s projects abroad. A corresponding Memorandum was signed at the International Gas Forum in Saint Petersburg.On the same day, Gazprom and Halliburton, a leading global provider of services to the energy industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out cooperation in implementing Gazprom’s projects outside the Russian Federation.
    • 13 October 2016
      Gazprom International’s operational prospects in Tajikistan were discussed at a meeting in the city of Dushanbe attended by the country’s Minister of Energy and Water. Fields in the southwest and north of the country were named as possible objects for future exploration.
    • 25 October 2016
      In the German city of Freiberg, the winners of the fourth edition of the Young Vision Award ecological contest for students of Russian and German technical universities were announced. The contest was organized by Gazprom International and Wintershall Russland GmbH. Christoph Bender and Maximilian Kaferstein, students of Freiberg Mining Academy, were selected as the winners of Young Vision Award-2016.
    • 14 November 2016
      Gazprom International completed the second stage of the drilling contract (for five wells) with BAPEX, BGFCL and SGFL, subsidiaries of Petrobangla, Bangladesh State oil and gas corporation. The project is for the construction of a total of 15 production wells at gas fields of Bangladesh.
  • 2015
    • 8 August 2015
      Drilling of the first deepwater (at over 1,600 m) exploration well commenced by the DeepSea Metro I drilling ship on block 131.
    • 4 September 2015
      Gazprom International and BAPEX, BGFCL and SGFL, subsidiaries of Bangladesh National Oil and Gas Corporation (Petrobangla), signed two additional agreements on the construction of five wells in the fields developed by these companies in Bangladesh.
    • 30 September 2015
      Following the closure of the asset swap deal between Gazprom and the German BASF SE Group, Gazprom International acquired 50% shares in Wintershall Noordzee (WINZ) and Wintershall Services (WIS).
    • 29 December 2015
      The total cumulative production of gas (since 2004) at Shakhpakhty (within the redevelopment project for this field in Uzbekistan) surpassed 3.2 billion cubic meters. During the year 2015 the active wells’ stock in the field has been brought to 24 units, with the average daily production exceeding 1 million cubic meters.
  • 2014
    • 1 April 2014
      Semutang-6 well commissioned in Bangladesh
    • 2 April 2014
      Cooperation Agreement signed with JSC Gazprom Neft
    • 2 April 2014
      Agreement on cooperation signed with OJSC Gazprom Neft.
    • 11 April 2014
      Gazprom International and Minenergoprom of Kyrgyzstan have signed a protocol on further cooperation
    • 11 April 2014
      Gazprom International and the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan signed a protocol on further cooperation.
    • 22 April 2014
      The Gazprom International football team wins the Spоrtbоx.ru Industry and Natural Resources 2014 Cup
    • 21 May 2014
      Titas-19 well commissioned in Bangladesh
    • 23 November 2014
      Gazprom International completed its obligations under the drilling contracts with Bangladeshi BAPEX, BGFCL and SGFL, subsidiaries of the Petrobangla National Oil and Gas Corporation. Overall, ten production wells have been built in six fields since 2013: Titas (four production wells), Rashidpur, Semutang, Begumganj, Srikail and Shahbazpur (two production wells). The work has been carried out over the course of 23 months.
  • 2013
    • 9 January 2013
      New deposit discovered in the El Assel field in Algeria. A daily flow of around 13,000 cubic metres of gas and up to 82 cubic metres of oil have been obtained from the well, which is located in the Berkin geological basin in the east of the Algerian part of the Sahara Desert. The overall depth of the well amounts to 5,310 metres.
    • 9 January 2013
      New deposit discovered in the El Assel field in Algeria. A daily flow of around 13,000 cubic metres of gas and up to 82 cubic metres of oil have been obtained upon drilling a 5,310 m deep.
    • 24 January 2013
      Gazprom International officially began a new project in Vietnam. On January 24 in the head office of Vietnam's oil-and-gas group, PetroVietnam in Hanoi, agreements were signed regarding implementing changes to the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) on blocks 05-2 and 05-3 on the shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
    • 24 January 2013
      Gazprom International officially joined a new project in Vietnam. Agreements on making changes to the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) concerning blocks 05-2 and 05-3 on the SRV shelf were signed accordingly.
    • 11 June 2013
      The completion of the drilling of Shakhrinav 1-p , a 6, 450 m deep exploratory well, the deepest in the Central Asia oil and gas drilling history, on the Sarykamysh license block in Tajikistan. Drilling began in December, 2010.
    • 4 October 2013
      Gazprom began the production of natural gas at blocks 05-2/05-3 in Vietnam.
    • 27 December 2013
      A gas production influx rate of up to 673 thousand cubic metres per day obtained following the drilling of the Titas-21 natural gas well in Bangladesh.
  • 2012
    • 1 February 2012
      The beginning of drilling of the second borehole in Bolivia’s Ipati block Incahuasi‑2.
    • 1 February 2012
      Beginning of the drilling of the second well in the Incahuasi gas-condensate field at the Ipati license block in Bolivia.
    • 3 February 2012
      Gazprom International has successfully completed a staggered programme of geological research works in the Ustyurt Region of Uzbekistan.
    • 3 February 2012
      Gazprom International successfully completed the multistage geological exploration programme in the Ustyurt region of Uzbekistan.
    • 14 February 2012
      As part of a working tour of the Dominican Republic, a delegation from Gazprom International held a series of meetings with parliamentary deputies and representatives from companies involved in the country's energy industry.
    • 14 February 2012
      Gazprom International representatives held a series of meetings with members of Parliament and representatives of industrial enterprises of the Dominican Republic, during which new opportunities for cooperation in the power industry were discussed.
    • 20 March 2012
      The delegation of Gazprom International headed by Managing Director, Valery Gulev, on 18-19 March visited the office of Sonatrach, the Algerian state-owned oil and gas company, where it was received by President of the company, Abdelhamid Zerguine.
    • 20 March 2012
      Gazprom International delegation visited the office of Sonatrach, the Algerian State Oil and Gas Corporation, where it was received by Mr. Abdelhamid Zerguine, the company’s President and CEO. During the visit, the parties discussed current and prospective projects, including those involving oilfield services.
    • 23 March 2012
      Gazprom International signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Halliburton for the period through the end of 2015.
    • 23 March 2012
      Agreement on cooperation for the period until the end of 2015 was signed between Gazprom International and Halliburton International Inc.
    • 26 April 2012
      Gazprom International signed contracts on drilling in Bangladesh.
    • 26 April 2012
      Gazprom International and BAPEX, BGFCL and SGFL subsidiaries of the Bangladeshi National Oil and Gas Corporation Petrobangla signed two drilling contracts on engineering and construction of ten exploration and production wells in Bangladesh.
    • 21 June 2012
      Gazprom International and Ecuador’s Ministry of Coordination for Strategic Sectors of the Economy have signed a Letter of Intent.
    • 21 June 2012
      A Letter of Intent was signed between Gazprom International and Ecuador’s Department of Coordination for Strategic Sectors of Economy.
    • 28 June 2012
      On 28 and 29 June specialists from Halliburton International Inc. held a technical seminar in Gazprom International’s Moscow office on the problems of gas production in low-permeability rocks and the development of deep deposits.
    • 28 June 2012
      Specialists from Halliburton International Inc. held a technical workshop at the Gazprom International Moscow office on low-permeable rock gas extraction and deep-water field development on June 28 and 29.
    • 30 July 2012
      The President of Vietnam visited Gazprom's central office.
    • 6 August 2012
      A group of representatives of the Moscow branch office as well as a number of regional subdivisions of Gazprom International took part in the "International Oil and Gas Projects: Planning, Development and Management" workshop tailored for Gazprom International by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in Houston (USA).
    • 6 August 2012
      A group of staff from Gazprom International's Moscow office, and also from a number of its regional subdivisions, have taken part in training on "International Oil and Gas Projects: Planning, Development and Management", specially prepared for Gazprom International by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in Houston (USA).
    • 18 September 2012
      The Gazprom International website awarded the Web Marketing Association (USA) prize.
    • 18 September 2012
      Gazprom International Website Wins Web Marketing Association Award (USA).
    • 30 October 2012
      The Gazprom International-supported team from the Netherlands won the overall Third place in the Nord Stream Race trending along the Nord Stream pipeline route in the Baltic Sea.
    • 30 October 2012
      The Netherlands team, supported by Gazprom International, has won overall third place in the Nord Stream Race, which passed over the route of the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
    • 7 November 2012
      Gazprom International is to begin exploration work in yet another field in Tajikistan - in the West Shokhambari field.
    • 23 November 2012
      Preparations are underway in Tajikistan to complete the construction of the Shakhrinav-1P well. The bottom-hole of the well is currently at 5,350 metres out of the projected 6,300.
    • 26 November 2012
      Gazprom International 3D presentation video won the First prize at animation festival in Libelula, Spain.
    • 26 November 2012
      Gazprom International's 3-D animations wins award at festival in Spain.
    • 28 November 2012
      A group of Gazprom International specialists took a debut course in offshore facility safety fundamentals and emergency response training (BOSIET, Basic Offshore Safety and Induction and Emergency Training) at the Rotterdam specialized training centre.
    • 28 November 2012
      Gazprom International specialists underwent naval offshore facility and emergency training (BOSIET, Basic Offshore Safety and Induction and Emergency Training) at Rotterdam's specialised training centre.
  • 2011
    • 4 February 2011
      Gazprom announced the integration of management of foreign hydrocarbon exploration and production projects under the auspices of a single entity - Gazprom International. Subsequently, Mr Valeriy Gulev, the Managing Director of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, was appointed Managing Director of Gazprom International.
    • 4 February 2011
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz launched an additional 2D exploration programme at the Sargazon license block in Tajikistan
    • 9 May 2011
      On 9th May 2011 Vietgazprom completed conducting marine electrical exploration on blocks 129, 130, 131 and 132 on the shelf of the SRV.
    • 23 May 2011
      A decision was taken within Gazprom that the single enterprise specialising in the implementation of Gazprom projects in the areas of search, exploration and production of hydrocarbons outside of the Russian Federation will become Gazprom International.
    • 30 June 2011
      Vietgazprom completed the conducting of marine electrical exploration in blocks 129, 130, 131 and 132 on the shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
    • 1 September 2011
      Vietgazprom completed the processing and analysis of data obtained from marine electrical studies on blocks 129, 130, 131, and 132 in the offshore regions of Vietnam.
  • 2010
    • 25 January 2010
      In Singapore, Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and the Gazprom Indian Operator Project Office signed a contract with Japan Drilling Co. Ltd. reaching an agreement on the drilling the third prospecting well at Block 26 in the Bay of Bengal.
    • 1 March 2010
      Gazprom International started drilling the Rhourde Sayah-2 first prospecting well in Africa on the El-Assel license block in the Berkine Basin, Algeria.
    • 23 March 2010
      Drilling NEC-W-1, the third exploratory 3, 200 m deep well, began at Block 26 in the Bay of Bengal, using the Japanese Hakuryu-5 semi-submersible drilling rig.
    • 1 July 2010
      Testing of well No.2-p at the Dzhel field in Uzbekistan resulted in obtaining commercial gas inflow and confirming the gas bearing capacity of its productive strata.
    • 14 July 2010
      Vietgazprom commenced drilling on the exploratory well in block No. 112 on the Bao Vang field located in the central area of the continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
    • 13 August 2010
      Vietgazprom completed drilling the second exploratory well in the Bao Vang block with its total depth reaching 1,627 metres.
    • 26 August 2010
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz obtained commercial inflows of natural gas upon exploratory drilling in the Dzhel field, western Uzbekistan. The total inflow amounted to approximately 500,000 cubic metres of natural gas per day.
    • 16 September 2010
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz completed the aerial 3D seismic survey at the Sargazon block in Tajikistan (70 km south-east of Dushanbe). The total area of geological exploration amounts to 214.44 square kilometres.
    • 23 September 2010
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz began the installation process of a boring rig for drilling the Shakhrinav-1p exploratory well at Sarykamysh block in Tajikistan.
    • 23 September 2010
      Vietgazprom completed the Minimum Production Commitments for 2D offshore seismic survey and geochemical prospecting at blocks 129-132 of the SRV continental shelf one year ahead of time.
    • 28 September 2010
      Vietgazprom conducts tests on a second exploratory well on the Bao Vang field (VGP-113-BV-3X) in Vietnam.
    • 30 September 2010
      Vietgazprom found gas and gas condensates during the process of testing the second well VGP-113-BV-3X on the Bao Vang field.
    • 4 October 2010
      Vietgazprom completed the testing of the exploratory well VGP-113-BV-3X of the Bao Vang structure in Vietnam. The tests confirmed recoverable reserves. The gas inflow amounted to 104,500 cubic metres per day.
    • 23 October 2010
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz began the drilling of exploratory well no. 3 at the Dzhel field in Uzbekistan.
    • 1 November 2010
      The drilling of the RSH-2 well in Algeria by Gazprom International discovered hydrocarbon reserves. The well produces a daily yield of 60 thousand cubic meters of gas and 49.40 tons of oil.
    • 10 November 2010
      Vietgazprom completed liquidation work on the second exploratory well VGP-113-BV-3X in the BaoVang structure in Vietnam. The tests showed the presence of commercial reserves of hydrocarbon gas and condensates.
    • 12 November 2010
      The hoisting of the drilling rig tower ZJ-70-DB took place on the Shakhrinav-1P well site located in the Sarikamysh area in Tajikistan. 
    • 19 November 2010
      Vietgazprom JOC fully completed the processing of the 2D seismic data received from blocks 129, 130, 131 and 132 in the offshore regions of Vietnam.
    • 7 December 2010
      Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz started drilling the first exploratory well, Shakhrinav-1p, in the Sarykamysh field of Tajikistan. Its projected depth is 6,300 metres.
  • 2009
    • 1 January 2009
      Gazprom and the government agency for geology and mineral resources for the government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan concluded licensing agreement No. 3 which is valid until December 2012 to carry out surveying and exploration work for oil and gas within the boundaries of the East Maylisu IV and Kugart sites in the south of Kyrgyzstan. Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz has been appointed to operate this project.
    • 1 January 2009
      Gazprom International and the Government of the Republic of Algeria signed an agreement the company’s involvement in the project for the development of hydrocarbons in Algeria.
    • 6 February 2009
      Gazprom was entrusted with the licence for the right to realise oil-and-gas contracts on blocks 129, 130, 131, 132 of the continental shelf of Vietnam.
    • 16 March 2009
      In accordance with Gazprom’s resolution of of 11.02.2009, Zarubezhneftegaz will be renamed as Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz.
    • 15 May 2009
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz opened a natural gas field in the “Gelle” area, located within the boundaries of the Shakhpakhty investment block on the Ustyurt plateau in Uzbekistan.
    • 1 June 2009
      “Vietgazprom” started 2-D seismic surveying on blocks 129-132 on the continental shelf in Vietnam.
    • 1 June 2009
      Gazprom and the Nigerian National Oil Corporation signed the Articles of Association fo the creation of a joint venture between Gazprom Oil-and-Gas Nigeria (a subsidiary of Gazprom International) and the Nigerian National Oil Corporation. The joint venture created was called Nigaz Energy Company Ltd.
    • 17 June 2009
      Vietgazprom started drilling two exploratory wells on block 112 in Vietnam.
    • 24 June 2009
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz commenced field seismic surveying in the prospective oil-and-gas areas of Sarikamysh in the Shakhrinav district of the Republic of Tajikistan.
    • 1 July 2009
      Gazprom Netherlands B.V. is officially renamed Gazprom International.
    • 25 July 2009
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz commenced exploratory drilling work in the investment blocks of the Ustyurt region of Uzbekistan.
    • 1 October 2009
      A joint venture was founded between Gazprom Oil-and-Gas Nigeria and the Nigerian company Geokinetik, called Geodata Technical Services Ltd, which will carry out the work and store the seismic surveying data.
    • 21 October 2009
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz – operator of the project on behalf of Gazprom for the search and exploration of hydrocarbons inTajikistan – completed the first stage of the exploratory work on the prospective areas of Sarikamysh in the Shakhrinav district of the republic.
    • 22 October 2009
      3-D field seismic surveying was completed on the “Sarikamysh” site.
    • 7 December 2009
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz started 3D field seismic surveying work on the next promising area in Sargazon. located in the south east of Tajikistan.
  • 2008
    • 1 January 2008
      The process of consolidation Gazprom’s shares in Libya and Latin America was completed.
    • 1 May 2008
      Gazprom Oil-and-Gas Nigeria Ltd was founded in Nigeria (a subsidiary of Gazprom International).
    • 23 May 2008
      Gazprom and PetroVietnam signed an agreement for further collaboration.  The document provides for conducting geological surveying work and further development of four new blocks in the shelf of Vietnam. The operator of this project is JOC Vietgazprom. The contracting parties also plan to create a joint venture GazpromViet for ensuring the companies’ participation in oil-and-gas projects in Russia and other countries. The representation of Gazprom in this project has been entrusted to Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz.
    • 1 June 2008
      A Production Sharing Agreement was ratified within the framework of conducting exploration in licensed site no. 64 in Libya. The operator of the project is Gazprom International.
    • 10 June 2008
      Gazprom and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan signed an agreement concerning the basic principles of conducting geological studies on the prospects of investment blocks in the Republic of Tajikistan. 
    • 17 June 2008
      LLC Operating company Zarubezhneftegaz GPA Central Asia produced the first billion cubic metres of natural gas from the Shakhpakhty field in Uzbekistan.
    • 1 July 2008
      Gazprom Latin America (a subsidiary of Gazprom International) and the Venezuela National Oil-and-Gas Company PDVSA signed an agreement concerning the certification and quantitative assessment of crude oil reserves on the “Ayacucho-3” block in Venezuela.
    • 1 September 2008
      Gazprom International and the Nigerian National Oil Corporation signed a memorandum of mutual understanding.
    • 18 September 2008
      Gazprom Latin America and the Bolivian National Oil-and-Gas Company YPFB signed a memorandum of mutual understanding for joint collaboration on the "Asero" block in Bolivia.
    • 19 September 2008
      Gazprom Latin America and the Venezuelan Oil-and-Gas Company PDVSA signed a Memorandum of Mutual Understanding for the project concerning the production of gas on the shelf on the Blankiya Tortuga block and the production of liquefied natural gas.
    • 30 September 2008
      Gazprom and French oil-and-gas company Total signed an agreement concerning the assignment of shares in the exploration project in the “Ipati” and “Akiyo” blocks in Bolivia. It is intended that after project approval by the local public bodies, the share participation will be broken down as follows: Gazprom (Gazprom International) – 20%, Total – 50%, TecPetrol – 20%. YPFB – 10%.
    • 17 October 2008
      The steering committee for the geological study project on the prospects of the NEC-OSN-97/1 (No. 26) block on the shelf of the Gulf of Bengal in India decided to extend the surveying and exploratory work for 18 months for the purpose of carrying out additional work proposed by the operator Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz.
    • 27 October 2008
      In the presence of Dmitry Medvedev, the president of the Russian Federation, and Nguyen Minh Triet, the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Gazprom Chairman Aleksey Miller and Vietnam Oil-and-Gas Group PetroVietnam President Tran Ngoc Canh signed a 30-year contract concerning blocks No. 129-132 in the continental shelf of the Republic of Vietnam. The operators of the projects have assigned joint operating company Gazprom and PetroVietnam – Vietgazprom – to be the project operator (Gazprom's interests in this are represented by Gazprom International (Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz).
    • 26 November 2008
      Gazprom Latin America and PDVSA signed a collaboration agreement for exploring reserves on the "Ayacucho-3” block in Venezuela for the purposes of preparing a feasibility study for the project.
    • 1 December 2008
      According to the results of the tender, Gazprom International obtained a licence for conducting exploratory work on the licensed El-Assel site in the Berkine oil-and-gas basin in Algeria.
  • 2007
    • 1 January 2007
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz became a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. Through Zarubezhneftegaz, Gazprom can realise its strategic objective: to become a world-class global energy company.
    • 1 January 2007
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz was approached to conduct geological exploration work within the framework of the “agreement concerning the basic principles of conducting geological studies on the prospects of investment blocks in the Ustyurt region of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
    • 1 March 2007
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz entered an active phase of conducting seismic surveying work (2-D) in the oil-and-gas areas of Rengan and Sargazon in the Republic of Tajikistan.
    • 1 March 2007
      Joint Operating Company (JOC) Vietgazprom commenced drilling on the second exploratory well in block No. 112 on the shelf in the Bak Bo Gulf in the north of Vietnam. The immediate targets for drilling exploratory wells within the area of block 112 were on the Bao Deng and Bao Vang structure with total gas resources of 300 billion cubic metres. 
    • 1 April 2007
      A Production Sharing Agreement was ratified within the framework of conducting exploration on licensed area no. 19 in Libya. The operator of the project is Gazprom International.
    • 2 May 2007
      In accordance with resolution made by the directors of Gazprom, Gazprom International was founded. (The original name of the company was Gazprom Netherlands B.V.).
    • 14 May 2007
      Gazprom and the Government of Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement concerning the basic principles of conducting geological studies on the prospects of investment blocks in the Ustyurt region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
    • 30 August 2007
      Exploration work on block No. 112 on the continental shelf in the Bak Bo Gulf in Vietnam by Vietgazprom proved successful early. During testing on the first exploratory well in Bao Vang, a commercial flow of natural gas was found measuring a volume of up to 400 thousand cubic metres per day.  (Vietgazprom is a joint operating company Gazprom and The Vietnam Oil Corporation PetroVietnam).
    • 1 December 2007
      As a result of an exchange of shares between Gazprom and German company BASF, Gazprom International became a joint participant in the project concerning the production of hydrocarbons in concessions C96 and C97 in Libya, the operator of which is Wintershall A.G.
    • 1 December 2007
      In accordance with the results of the tender, Gazprom International obtained a licence to conduct exploratory work on licensed site No. 64 in Libya.
  • 2006
    • 25 January 2006
      Gazprom and the National Holding Company Uzbekneftegaz signed an “Agreement concerning the basic principles of conducting geological studies of the subsurface of the investment blocks in the Ustyurt region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.”
    • 28 March 2006
      Gazprom and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan signed a Memorandum of Mutual Understanding "concerning the intention of creating a joint Russian-Tajik enterprise".
    • 25 April 2006
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz opened an office in Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek).
    • 20 November 2006
      Gazprom and PetroVietnam signed a collaboration agreement.  The agreement provides for cooperation in the following areas:surveying, development, transportation, use and sale of natural gas, oil and other energy sources;design, construction, operation and servicing of oil-and-gas pipelines, oil-and-gas storage containers and also distribution of pipeline networks;diagnostics and monitoring of the technical conditions and safety of gas and oil pipelines and also other objects in the gas-and-oil infrastructure.the use of oil-and-gas as an engine fuel, development and management of gas distribution systems and the motor fuel retail network;Refining of oil, gas and other hydrocarbons;delivery of refined oil-and-gas products and oil-and-gas equipmentThe document also provides for cooperation between the companies in promising projects on territories in developing countries, including exploration and development of oil-and-gas fields.
    • 1 December 2006
      Gazprom obtained a licence to perform work on 7 investment blocks in the Ustyurt region of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Aktumsukskom, Kuanyshskom, Agyinskom, Nasambekskom, West Urga, Akchalak and Shahpahtinskom, covering a total area of 38.1 thousand square kilometres.
    • 1 December 2006
      In accordance with the results of the tender, Gazprom International obtained a licence to conduct exploratory work on licensed site No. 19 in Libya.
    • 1 December 2006
      On 22nd December, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan issued a licence to Gazprom to conduct geological studies on the prospective oil-and-gas areas of Sargazon in the Dangarin district and on the Rengan field in the Rudaki district.The licences were issued within the framework of the agreement between Gazprom and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan concerning strategic collaboration in the gas industry dated 15 May 2003.
  • 2005
    • 1 October 2005
      Gazprom and the Ministry for Oil and Natural Resources in Pakistan signed a “Memorandum of Mutual Understanding”.
  • 2004
    • 1 February 2004
      Drilling of the first exploratory well on block No. 112 on the shelf in the Bak Bo Gulf in the north of the Republic of Vietnam.
    • 14 April 2004
      Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz signed a PSA regarding development of the Shakhpakhty field in the Republic of Uzbekistan. 
  • 2003
    • 15 May 2003
      Gazprom and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement concerning the gas industry.
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
    • 11 September 2000
      Gazprom, Vietnamese Oil Corporation PetroVietnam, its subsidiary – under parent company PetroVietnam (PVEP) and Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz signed an “oil-and-gas agreement for block No. 112 on the continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". 
    • 3 October 2000
      The government of India, Gazprom and The Gas Authority of India signed a Production sharing Agreement for the contracted area NEC-OSN-97/1 (Block No. 26). The agreement provides for the conducting of three phases of geological surveying over 7 years with the subsequent design and development of open deposits over 20 years.
    • 14 November 2000
      The Production Sharing Agreement came into force for the contract areas NEC-OSN-97/1 (Block No. 26) between the Government of India, Gazprom and The Gas Authority of India.
  • 1999
  • 1998
    • 1 January 1998
      In accordance with the resolution, Gazprom and Zarubezhneft together with Stroytransgaz, created Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz – a company specialising in the execution of foreign projects (original name Zarubezhneftegaz).This decision was made because of the need to strengthen the competitiveness of the founders in the international marketplace within a framework of expanding economic activity.
  • 1997