"Rosneft" reaches the agreement in principle with "Gazprom" on the Sakhalin pipeline.

The mechanism of interaction will be determined later.

The agreement in principle with "Gazprom" on access to Sakhalin pipeline is reached, Vlada Rusakova, the vice-president of "Rosneft", the head of the gas direction stated in an interview with "the Kommersant".

According to her, the issue of access to the pipeline is discussed and "an agreement in principle with "Gazprom" is reached".

"And which mechanism it will be - the construction of an additional compressor stations or the pipe's extension using a loop - is a matter of technical justification. The mechanism will be determined later, but basically, as I understand it, there are no objections from "Gazprom". Anyway, we thank Alexei Miller for objectivity", - Rusakova stated.

Moreover, she stated, both projects are technologically possible.