13 Jun 2012 17:39

GEH-IES deal could be made in stages - Miller

GAZOPROVOD, Moscow region. June 13. (Interfax) - The deal for LLC Gazprom Energoholding (GEH) to create a joint venture with Viktor Vekselberg's Renova, into which the parties will inject their energy assets, could be carried out in stages, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told journalists.

"The plans are the former ones. I think that we will make a first step, we'll see and discuss some sort of staging," he said, adding that certain steps could be made in that direction this year.