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Company Information
OAO Gazprom’s Competitive Edge
and the Group’s Position in the Global Energy Industry
OAO Gazprom’s Competitive Edge:
— an extensive resource base and robust infrastructure of the Company;
— unique Unified Gas Supply System of Russia, enabling rapid response to changes in any
of its components, includes existing gas, gas condensate and oil and gas condensate fields,
trunk pipelines with compressor stations, underground gas storage facilities (UGSFs), gas
processing plants (GPPs) and distribution stations that guarantee reliable gas supplies
to Russian and foreign consumers;
— vertical integration of the Company;
— favourable geographical position between Europe and Asia;
— a long history of cooperation with foreign partners and a strong reputation as a reliable
supplier;
— an established portfolio of long-term contracts for gas supplies to European and Asian
consumers;
— extensive production, research and design capabilities;
— social policy that makes the Company an attractive employer for highly skilled professionals.
The Group’s Position in the Global Energy Industry
Exploration and Production
— A global leader in terms of natural gas reserves and gas production
— Rapidly growing oil business
17% 72% 12% 69%
of global
gas reserves
of Russian
gas reserves
1.86 3.0 9%
gas reserve
replacement ratio
crude oil and gas
condensate reserve
replacement ratio
of global
gas production
of Russian oil and gas
condensate production
of Russian
gas production
Gas Transportation and Underground Storage
— World’s largest gas transportation system
— A well-developed network of UGSFs in Russia and access to foreign UGSFs
170.7 thousand km 627.5 bcm
of Gazprom’s trunk pipelines
in Russia
71.1 bcm 5.4 bcm
of aggregate active storage capacity
in 26 UGCFs in Russia
of gas transported
in the GTS network in Russia
of accessible active capacity in UGSFs in Europe
OAO Gazprom Annual Report 2014