Russ Oil-Gas

RBC, 21.06.2006, Moscow 18:59:54.Turkmen gas talks for 2007 and 2008 have not yet been completed, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told journalists today. He noted that at this week's round of negotiations in Ashkhabad, Gazprom and the Turkmen government addressed terms for obtaining extra gas this year, and delivery terms for 2007 and 2008 as part of a long-term contract. At the moment, Gazprom and Turkmenistan are guided by a purchase contract for 30bn cubic meters of gas at $65 per 1,000 cubic meters. Kupriyanov said he was sure Gazprom would have fulfilled the contract by the end of the year. As reported earlier, Turkmenistan said today it intended to raise the gas price to $100 per 1,000 cubic meters.