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.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Oil and Gas Companies as an Engine Driving Change in the World Economy session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Within the framework of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin met with the heads of Russian and foreign energy companies.

Vladimir Putin inspected the construction of the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Station.

Vladimir Putin issued the order via video linkup to launch generating unit №4 at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting with Government members on April 30, 2014.

Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of agreements on gas supplies from Russia to China via the Eastern Route.

Vladimir Putin observed via video linkup the start of operations to unload the first supplies of oil extracted from the Arctic continental shelf in the Pechora Sea from the stationary ice-resistant offshore oil platform Prirazlomnaya to the tanker Mikhail Ushakov. 

Vladimir Putin met with Chief Executive Officer of Shell Ben van Beurden. Mr van Beurden briefed the President on Shell’s current projects in Russia.

Vladimir Putin addressed a letter to the leaders of several European countries, to which Russian natural gas is supplied via Ukraine's territory.

Vladimir Putin singed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on Cooperation in the Transportation, Distribution and Sale of Natural Gas on the Territory of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.