俄天然气公司与BP成立LNG合资公司

　　Gazprom yesterday said it was discussing forming an international joint venture with BP to sell liquefied natural gas which the Russian energy company said could presage further cooperation with the British oil group.
　　BP's chief executive Lord Browne held talks in Moscow yesterday with Alexei Miller, his counterpart at Gazprom, as the two companies sought ways to settle a standoff that has dogged BP's Russia venture TNK-BP.
　　A Gazprom official said the discussions could mark the beginning of “wider co-operation between the two companies in oil and gas development in Russia and abroad”. But the official added the process was still at a very early stage.

　　俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司表示，该公司正与英国BP石油进行协商，计划成立一家销售液化天然气(LNG)的合资企业。这可能成为两家公司深化合作的前兆。
　　英国BP石油CEO布朗与俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司CEO阿列克谢·米勒昨日在莫斯科举行了谈判。双方正设法解决英国BP石油在俄合资公司TNK-BP目前面临的僵局。
　　俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司一位管理人员表示，此次谈判标志着“两家公司将开始就俄罗斯及海外的油气开发进行更广泛的合作”。但这位管理人员补充说，谈判过程目前还处于非常早期的阶段。