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Viewing cable 07MOSCOW3534, GAZPROM ASKS U/S JEFFREY TO HELP "MITIGATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MOSCOW3534 2007-07-19 10:06 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Moscow
VZCZCXRO6981
PP RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHMO #3534/01 2001006
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 191006Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2200
INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 4266
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MOSCOW 003534 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/RUS, FOR EEB/ESC/IEC GALLOGLY AND GARVERICK, 
OES MIOTKE AND COVINGTON, EAP YAMAMOTO, AND EEB SAEGER 
DOE FOR HARBERT, HEGBORG, EKIMOFF 
DOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/JBROUGHER 
NSC FOR MCKIBBEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
SUBJECT: GAZPROM ASKS U/S JEFFREY TO HELP "MITIGATE 
ATMOSPHERE OF MISTRUST." 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  During a July 16 meeting, Gazprom Deputy 
Chairman Aleksander Medvedev told U/S Jeffrey that EXIM's 
possible withholding of financing for the Sakhalin 2 LNG 
project would be neither in the interests of U.S. equipment 
and service suppliers nor the United States, an export 
destination of the project's gas.  He repeatedly requested a 
response to the letter sent to EB DAS Paul Simons on the 
issue.  Stressing that Russia "does not discriminate based on 
national origin," he said that ConocoPhillips is still a 
candidate for the remaining 24% of the Shtokman gas field 
development project.  Medvedev expressed hope that Gazprom 
could expand into the U.S. market as well as expand its oil 
and power-generation businesses.  On pipelines to Europe, he 
suggested the only viable routes were those in which Russia 
is a partner, as only Russia has the gas to fill the 
pipelines, given Iran's political baggage and Turkmenistan's 
inability to adequately increase supply.  He believes that 
domestic gas price liberalization will dampen demand and 
increase supply, and rejected (without specifics) an IEA 
analysis that Russia is underinvesting in upstream gas.  He 
asked that we help "mitigate the atmosphere of mistrust." 
End summary. 
 
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EXIM FINANCING FOR SAKH 2 IN U.S. INTEREST 
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2. (SBU) Gazprom's Deputy Chairman (and CEO of Gazprom's 
export subsidiary) Aleksander Medvedev started his July 16 
meeting with U/S Jeffrey by expressing dismay that "under 
pressure from the State Department" EXIM may not participate 
in financing the Sakhalin 2 LNG project.  Medvedev bluntly 
suggested that U.S. equipment suppliers and service companies 
would be negatively impacted by any project delays, while 
maintaining that EXIM support was marginal and that 
alternative financing could be found.  He also said that, 
given potential LNG shipments from the project to the United 
States, he would expect the USG to support the project.  He 
showed a recent letter he had sent to EB DAS Paul Simons, and 
said he was still waiting for a reply.  He suggested that 
pressure was being applied to the EBRD to withhold financing 
as well, despite the project, in his view, being a perfect 
fit for EBRD financing. 
 
3. (SBU) Believing EXIM's decision could not be based on 
economic considerations, Medvedev repeatedly referred to this 
issue, again invoking the potential business for U.S. 
exporters and potential gas deliveries to the U.S.  He said 
he is willing to travel to the United States, if needed, to 
assuage concerns about Gazprom, adding that there is great 
potential for increased economic activity between the two 
countries.  "We need to mitigate the atmosphere of mistrust." 
 
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GAZPROM -- A LEADING AMERICAN COMPANY? 
-------------------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) Medvedev claimed that Russia does not discriminate 
based on national origin of companies when deciding on 
business partners.  He said ConocoPhillips was still being 
considered for 24% of the Shtokman gas field project, leaving 
Gazprom with 51%, with 25% having already been awarded to 
Total.  Medvedev then described Gazprom's aspirations to 
expand into international markets, specifically citing North 
America and China, Japan, and Korea.  He told an anecdote 
about a taxi driver in the United States pointing to a BP 
station, saying "BP is a leading American company," adding 
that he would like Gazprom to be misidentified that way 
sometime in the future. 
 
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PIPELINES NEED GAS AND WE HAVE ALL THE GAS 
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5. (SBU) Discussing Russia's planned Nordstream and 
Southstream pipelines, Medvedev said Russia is committed to 
 
MOSCOW 00003534  002 OF 002 
 
 
multiple export routes for its gas and that Gazprom has 
allocated 50% of its investment budget to transportation 
projects.  He said Russia needs to diversify away from 
dependence on Ukraine as a transit route as Ukraine's poorly 
maintained infrastructure is not reliable.  He said the 
proposed Southstream pipeline under the Black Sea to Bulgaria 
and Italy would carry Central Asian as well as Russian gas 
and maintained the alternative Nabucco pipeline would not be 
able to find the gas it needs to make it economically viable. 
 He laid out three needs for any transport project -- gas, a 
market, and an understanding between the parties involved. 
He suggested Nabucco lacks at least two of these essentials 
as Turkey has no gas and no contracts, and Azerbaijan "does 
not have enough gas to supply its local market and meet its 
export commitments." 
 
6. (SBU) Medvedev bluntly stated that only Russia, Iran, and 
Qatar have the gas to meet increased future global demand. 
Gas from Iran is politically unacceptable to Europe and the 
United States; gas deliveries from Qatar are limited by LNG 
production; and Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are 
overcommitted.  Thus, Russia is the sole potential supplier 
of increased gas supplies to Europe.  "We have the gas, we 
have contracts, and the market is there." 
 
7. (SBU) Dismissing analyses that Russia has underinvested in 
upstream gas, Medvedev suggested "the IEA analyst who wrote 
that should be fired."  Without providing any specifics, he 
said Gazprom is investing adequately, and that gas price 
liberalization in Russia is underappreciated and would lead 
to dampened demand and increased supply. 
 
8. (SBU) Medvedev admitted that human capital is a long-term 
problem for Gazprom, as it is for other Russian companies. 
He said Gazprom has a long-term education plan for its 
employees and that many foreigners now work for Gazprom in 
Russia -- a situation he described as almost unimaginable in 
the past. 
 
This cable has been cleared by U/S Jeffrey. 
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