Vladimir Putin visited the company Rosseti, where he held a meeting on electric power industry development and launched, via teleconference, the Presnya (Moscow), Stadion (Samara) and Beregovaya (Kaliningrad) substations, part of the power grid that will be used during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the launch ceremony of the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant, and the plant staff.

Vladimir Putin met with Pavel Livinsky, CEO of the national grid company Rosseti.

Vladimir Putin attended a plenary session of the first Russian Energy Week (REW) Energy Efficiency and Energy Development International Forum.

Vladimir Putin congratulated oil and gas industry workers and veterans on their professional holiday.

At the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on implementing major investment projects in the Far East.

Vladimir Putin visited the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant and took part in a ceremony to commission three hydropower units.

During his trip to Amur Region, the President inspected the Amur Gas Processing Plant construction site and gave the command to start pouring concrete for the foundation.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of Gazprom Management Board Alexei Miller. The Gazprom CEO briefed the President on the situation with provision of gas supply to the Russian regions and the company’s current operations.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The President of Russia was on board a pipe-laying ship that is involved in the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.

Vladimir Putin took part in a symbolic launch of the alignment of the shallow and deep-water sections of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline aboard the Pioneering Spirit heavy lift construction vessel.

Vladimir Putin met with CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Ben van Beurden to discuss, in particular, the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Igor Sechin, Rosneft CEO, Chairman of the Management Board and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Vladimir Putin received Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Chairman of the Ministers’ Council and Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia, at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Gazprom Management Board Alexei Miller. Mr Miller briefed the President on the situation with Russian gas exports to Europe and the company’s current activities, including work at the Tambey fields in the Yamal region and the state of progress on the Turkish Stream pipeline project.

Vladimir Putin met with Rainer Seele, chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the OMV oil and gas concern. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller also attended the meeting.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov.

Vladimir Putin, via videoconference, launched the start of drilling at the Tsentralno-Olginskaya-1 well on the Khatangsky block, the northernmost well on the Russian Arctic shelf.

Vladimir Putin took part in a videoconference marking the first docking of a gas tanker at the port of Sabetta.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Turkish Stream Pipeline Project Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Turkey.