Press trip for Scandinavian Media to Siberian Gas Fields, 1-5 April 2008

Nord Stream invited media from Denmark, Finland and Sweden to visit natural gas fields and production facilities in Novy Urengoy, Siberia from 1-5 April 2008. This was a unique chance to gain “on the ground” impressions of how natural gas is explored, treated and transported. The visitors witnessed how people live and work in the difficult climatic conditions to ensure reliable gas supplies. Journalists experienced first hand how advanced technologies are used to produce efficiently from deep underground.

The Scandinavian journalists had the opportunity to discuss with Nord Stream and senior representatives of Gazprom, BASF SE/Wintershall Holding GmbH, E.ON Ruhrgas and Gasunie key issues concerning European gas supplies over the coming decades. Other topics included the benefits of cooperation between gas exporters and importers along the whole gas supply chain and aspects of the energy partnership between Russia and the EU. Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Gazprom, confirmed that Russia has substantial gas reserves and will be able to increase production substantially as new fields come on-stream from 2011.

Dr. Manfred Fischedick, Vice President of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Germany), pointed out the benefits of natural gas, which produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other fossil fuels and support the drive to limit climate change. Replacing fossil fuels with natural gas is a rational element in climate protection as it serves as a bridge to the increased use of renewable energy. That is why the share of gas in the European energy mix is growing.

Here you can download a presentation on the media trip (0.5MB).

Here you can download the complete press kit from the media trip (4MB).