Companies GWH subsidiary Gazprom 50 and 24

In 2007, Gazprom has increased its direct supplies of Russian gas to final customers installed in France, with the ambition to achieve term a volume of 1.5 billion m3 per year. This is one of the components of the agreement signed with gas of France in December. In 2006, Gazprom concluded seven agreements with different national gas operators, saying its strategy of entry of the final consumer in the European countries.

. Others, however, prefer negotiations at European level. Thus was "sad to see EU governments rush to Moscow with the President of the gas company in the country stating then improved security of supply policy." "This is just the opposite!" In so doing, Governments "reinforce the foreign supplier in the idea that it must divide and rule", regretted, calling that "The European Union speaks with one voice outside."

The German giant BASF chemistry and Russian gas Gazprom entérinent an exchange of assets agreement that allows BASF to develop the Yuzhno-Russkaya (Western Siberia) Russia and Gazprom to have better access to the German market. BASF, through its subsidiary Wintershall, takes 35 of the gas field controlled by Gazprom. As the Russian gas, its interest in Wingas changes from 35 to 50 and it joins, via Wintershall, exploration and production in Libya activities.

Gazprom signs contract with Danish DONG Energy to deliver in the UK, in 2007, gas from the Norwegian Ormen Lange deposit, in the sea of Norway. The gas will be sold on the British market for 15 years. The volume of shipments is 600 million m3 per year.

Is the number after BASF, a German energy signs an agreement with Gazprom to take a 25 interest in the field of Yuzhno-Russkaya. In return, Gazprom takes 50 in the Hungarian subsidiaries E.ON Földgaz Storage and E.ON Földgaz Trade and 25 of the distributor of gas E.ON Hungaria.

Gazprom sign agreements giving direct access to the gas market Austrian to two of its subsidiaries. In return, Econgas - subsidiary of the Austrian group OMV - signed an agreement with Gazexport - subsidiary of Gazprom export - to extend until 2027 a contract previously with OMV Gas that came out in 2012. According to this contract, Gazprom must deliver 7 billion m3 of gas per year in Austria, about two- thirds of the Austrian gas consumption. Companies GWH (subsidiary Gazprom 50 and 24.1 of OMV) and Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG (controlled by the Bank of Gazprom, Gazprombank) also receive the opportunity to sell directly to the gas on the Austrian market. At the conclusion of the agreement, Gazprom said want to use the pipelines operated by OMV to reach consumers as soon as possible. "These new contracts with Austrian partners are another example of the success of the implementation of the strategy of Gazprom for entry into the market for the final consumer in the European countries," commented then on Alexander Medvedev, Director-General of Gazprom.

The Dutch group gas Gasunie between in the consortium to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. In Exchange, Gasunie gives Gazprom shares in the BBL between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom interconnector; the Russian gas which gives direct access to the British market.

ENI and Gazprom sign an agreement allowing the Russian to sell the gas on the Italian market as of 2007, for a volume which will reach 3 billion m3 from 2010 (to 2035). In exchange for direct access to the Italian market, Gazprom extends until 2035 ENI gas supply contract which expired in 2017. The agreement strengthens ENI as first customer for the Russian group.

France gas and Gazprom sign an agreement extending until 2030 existing contracts for the supply of natural gas. End 2010, gas of France will receive Gazprom 2.5 billion m3 additional Gazprom - gas of France now gets about 12 billion. Moreover, under the agreement, Gazprom intends to achieve, from July, direct supplies of Russian gas to end customers for volumes up to 1.5 billion m3 per year. In mid-November, the Russian gas had announced having already a few clients in France.