Gazprom delegation holds talks with minister on oil exploration
possibilities
Suraj A Bandara
A group of representatives from the Gazprom gas company, the largest
Russian owned gas company are visiting Sri Lanka to discuss the
possibilities of exploring for oil in Sri Lanka.
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A group of Gazprom representatives led by its Administrative
Director Gulev Valetiy holding discussions with Petroleum
Resources Minister Susil Premajayantha on oil exploration
possibilities in Sri Lanka, at the Ministry yesterday.
Russian Ambassador Vladimir P. Mikhaylov was also present. |
The delegation called on Petroleum Resources Minister Susil
Premajayantha at the Ministry yesterday.
Gazprom has expressed interest in oil exploration in Sri Lanka and a
delegation from Gazprom company led by its Administrative Director Gulev
Valetiy arrived in Sri Lanka to hold discussions with the Petroleum
Resources Minister for joint oil exploration purposes. Russian
ambassador Vladimir P. Mikhaylov also attended the meeting together with
the Russian Gazprom representatives.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa held special discussions with Gazprom
International Oil Company chairman Alexi Miller at the Lenexpo
auditorium in Saint Petersburg over oil exploration possibilities in the
country. The chairman had expressed his interest in helping oil
exploration activities.
As a result, the chairman sent a team of experts from the gas company
to discuss relevant matters and to check the possibility of using
natural gas in the country. |
