Kirill Molodtsov spoke at the press conference dedicated to the 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum to be held as part of the Russian Energy Week.
Alexander Taganov, Deputy Head of the Representative Office of Uniper Global Commodities SE, Reiner Hartmann, Head of Uniper’s Moscow Representative Office, Andrey Nasledyshev, Deputy General Director of HMS Group, Denis Osadchiy, Head of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, and Sergey Yatsenya, Head of the National Oil and Gas Forum also attended the event.
The discussion was focused on the Forum programme. This year, the plenary session called “The Role of Russia’s Gas Industry in the Global Energy Balance” will be the Forum’s central event. Representatives of Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell, Uniper SE, OMV, and China National Petroleum Corporation will share their expert opinions during the discussion.
The “Import Substitution in the Gas Industry” second annual exhibition will be held as part of the Forum. It will centre on Russian equipment, cutting-edge technological solutions for LNG plants and innovative sectoral solutions.
The Deputy Minister of Energy reminded his audience that the Russian Energy Week was a successor to three Forums: the National Oil and Gas Forum, the ENES Forum and the International Gas Forum. “The list of events to be held during the Russian Energy Week and the International Gas Forum will produce a synergy effect and provide maximum information on the gas industry and also on the oil industry, petrochemical industry, the power sector, power saving, and other energy-related areas”, Kirill Molodtsov emphasized.