Background

Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company services the linear part of gas trunklines passing through 10 constituent entities of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of the Russian Federation. The company ensures gas transportation to Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and the Republic of South Ossetia.

Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol consists of 18 branches, including 10 gas pipeline operation centers.

The company’s annual gas transmission and supply volumes vary between 50 and 70 billion cubic meters, while the total length of gas pipelines exceeds 8,000 kilometers. The company operates 12 compressor stations, 19 workshops, 11 types of gas compressors with a total installed capacity of 1,035.9 MW, and over 360 gas distribution stations.

The environmental management system of Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol complies with the requirements of the ISO 14001 international standard.

The company employs around 8,000 people. It is headquartered in Stavropol.

Shotokan Karate-do has been actively developed at Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol since 1998. Members of the Shotokan Transgaz Stavropol sports club are repeat champions of the world, Europe and Russia. The club is directed by Viktor Mashchenko, Head Coach of the Russian national Shotokan Karate-do team, Honored Shotokan Karate-do Coach of Russia.

At present, the club includes 12 international-class masters of sports: Evgeny Chentsov, Alexander Gizenko, Ivan Kiryanov, Sergey Umrikhin, Mkhitar Mkhitaryan, Vladislav Ivanov, Islam Nagoev, Alexey Zaitsev, Alexander Rud, Stanislav Sobin, Sergey Mashchenko, and Kazbek Mutaliev. Twelve athletes of the club are members of the Russian national Shotokan Karate-do team.