The two companies signed a supplement to the existing agreement for science and technology co-operation for the 2007-09 period, which contemplates undertaking joint activities in the areas previously set out.
The 1998 agreement, with relation to science and technology developments in the area of special technologies for underground gas storage in rock salt caverns, laid the foundation for co-operation between Gazprom and Verbundnetz Gas (VNG).
Over the past, the specialized co-operation agreement has developed into a mutually beneficial collaboration embracing a number of significant areas.
