Rosneft and Volkswagen Group Rus Sign Agreement to Boost Gas Engine Fuel Market

Rosneft President Igor Sechin and General Director of LLC Volkswagen Group Rus Markus Osegowitsch signed an agreement aimed at the development of the compressed natural gas (CNG) market in Russia, as well as the CNG-powered vehicles market.

The agreement envisages the development of CNG filling infrastructure, equipment of Rosneft filling stations with facilities to provide CNG sales, as well as bringing to the market CNG-powered vehicles of Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and VW Commercial Vehicles.

The parties also intend to develop service infrastructure for CNG-powered vehicles, supply special equipment to service stations and train personnel.

Both companies are partners of the 2014 XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi and attach special importance to promoting CNG as economic and environmentally friendly fuel.

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May 14, 2013

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