Gazprom and Dutch GasUnie to sign a memorandum of cooperation today

Today, Gazprom and Dutch Gasunie will sign a memorandum of cooperation, the company’s representatives stated at the Energy Forum in Groningen (the Netherlands).
In early April, the companies signed a letter of intent. The document provides for cooperation between the companies to explore the possibility to expand the Nord Stream gas pipeline, and the implementation of other infrastructure projects in Europe to provide reliable supplies to the countries of North-Western Europe and the UK. The signing ceremony took place in Amsterdam in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.
Let’s recall, at the end of 2012, when the construction of the first two strings of the marine part of the Nord Stream was completed, the Gazprom’s Head Alexei Miller said that the partners in the Nord Stream consortium found that the construction of additional strings is expedient. At the beginning of April, Miller received approval for the further development of the project from President Vladimir Putin. The Great Britain was called the target market for expansion of the Nord Stream’s capacities.