Joint venture of "KazMunaiGaz" and "Gazprom" will become the operator of Imashev minefield

/IRBIS, April 28, 2011/ - The joint venture of "Gazprom" JCS and "National company "Kazmunaigaz" JCS is assigned to be the operator of the project on Imashev transboundary condensate field, RIA News informs, linking to the message of "Gazprom". As stated, the agreement was signed during the meeting of "Gazprom" and "KazMunaiGaz" presidents Alexey Miller and Kayrgeldy Kabyldin; The sides have discussed the current condition and perspectives of the strategic cooperation in gas field. Special attention was paid to the issues of realizing the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation on Imashev minefield, - the message reports. At the end of the meeting Miller and Kabyldin have signed the report on realizing the intergovernmental agreement studying the Imashev minefield. Imashev transboundary condensate field is situated in the border of Russian Astrakhan and Kazakhstani Atyrau regions. Its stock is estimately 128.7 billion cubic metres of gas and 20.7 tons of gas condensate. Current stock of Kazakhstani natural gas is estimate 3.3 trillion cubic meters. In June, 2002 "Gazprom" and "Kazmunaigaz" have created and registered the "KazRosGas" JCS joint venture, with the goal of gas buying and marketing, procession in Russian plants and other activities. In September, 2010 RF and Kazakhstan has signed the intergovernmental agreement on collaborative stuffy of Imashev with the following accounting of minerals amount. The agreement came into force January 17, 2011. The attorneys on the realization are "Gazprom" and "Kazmunaigaz". [2011-04-28]