Russ Oil-Gas

02-05-2009 - Barents Observer – Gazprom’s Board of Directors this week approved the company’s policy on increased acquisitions of Russian-made equipment. From now on, Russian equipment, goods and services are to be preferred in tenders. The amount of Russian-made goods from before make up the lion’s share of the company acquisitions. In 2008, as much as 88 percent of the goods acquired by the company was Russian-made, a company press release informs. Still, the Russian-made goods are to be given further preference. According to the new company policy, Russian companies are from now on to be given preference in tenders.