OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of Directors has taken into account the information on the measures taken by Gazprom to decrease expenses and tasked the Management Committee with continuing the work to improve the Company’s operating efficiency through cost reduction.

In 2006 the implementation of energy saving measures enabled to save 3.4 bcm of natural gas, 394 mln kW of electricity, 146,000 Gkal of heat energy and 492,000 t of diesel and boiler-furnace fuel.

In particular, as a result of the actions taken to optimize (decrease) expenses over 2006, Gazprom Group has obtained a RUR 12.38 bln effect.

At present the cost optimization (reduction) work is mainly focused on switching from occasional measures to comprehensive management of expenses based on the provisions set forth in the Gazprom Cost Management Concept approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.