Vladimir Putin met with Patrick Pouyanne, the new CEO of French energy company Total.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the construction of a shipbuilding centre at the Far East Zvezda plant.

Vladimir Putin gave the command via video linkup to launch the last of the ten turbines at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station that was damaged in an accident in 2009. The ceremony marked the completion of repair work and the station’s renewed operation at design capacity.

Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday evening with CEO of gas company NOVATEK Leonid Mikhelson.

Mr Tuleyev briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the region, including the coal sector’s development and implementation of a programme to resettle people out of dilapidated housing.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the XI Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.

Mr Miller briefed Vladimir Putin on Gazprom’s current activities.

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

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin reported to Vladimir Putin on the commissioning of the new oil field on Sakhalin.

During his trip to the Republic of Altai, Vladimir Putin followed via videoconference the launch of operations at the Kosh-Agach solar power station.

Vladimir Putin and Vice Premier of China’s State Council Zhang Gaoli took part in a ceremony to mark the joining of the Power of Siberia mainline gas pipeline’s first section.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice Premier of China Zhang Gaoli before the start of a ceremony marking the joining of the first section of the Power of Siberia mainline gas pipeline.

Vladimir Putin held working meetings with Acting Governor of the Federal City of Sevastopol Sergei Menyailo and Acting Governor of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov.

Vladimir Putin gave the signal via video linkup to start exploratory drilling operations at the West Alpha rig (Universitetskaya-1site) in the Kara Sea. This project is being jointly implemented by Rosneft and ExxonMobil.

On the same day, the President will give the signal via video linkup to start exploratory drilling operations at the West Alpha drilling rig in the Kara Sea, and will visit the fifth annual PLOTFORMA S-70 international combat sambo championship.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee Alexei Miller and General Director of Gazprom Export Yelena Burmistrova.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on Cooperation in Supplies of Natural Gas, Petroleum Products and Uncut Diamonds to the Republic of Armenia.

In a videoconference linkup, Head of Rosneft Igor Sechin briefed Vladimir Putin on the start of operations at the Berkut stationary drilling platform in the Arkutun-Dagi field in the Sea of Okhotsk, as part of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project.

Ms Komarova briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security.