Gazprom's group of experts led by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Company's Management Committee continues its business trip to the Far East. The purpose of the trip is to monitor gas supply and gasification facilities construction in eastern regions.

On the Sakhalin Island the experts inspected the construction site for the Sakhalin main compressor station (MCS) at the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system. A high pace of MCS construction was appreciated during the working meeting held here. The main equipment is currently being installed in parallel with the compressor station engineering systems and infrastructure facilities. It is planned to start hydraulic testing of the MCS this May.

Gazprom's experts examined the readiness of the Dalneye gas distribution station, an inter-settlement gas pipeline and a gas distribution point. Construction and assembly operations at these facilities have been finished and they are ready for gas supply. Being the main consumer, CHPP-1 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is ready to start up and to receive gas.

In addition, a working meeting was held between the Gazprom experts and the Sakhalin Oblast authorities. The meeting was devoted to regional gasification issues within the elaborated five-year program. In particular, the parties considered major production issues related to synchronization of the gasification facilities construction and consumers preparation for gas supply.