Gazprom continues selling assets, holds talks with Bulgarian company

Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to sell its stake in Bulgaria's natural gas supplier Overgas, Prime reported with reference to Bulgarian Capital Daily.

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Currently, Gazprom owns a 50% stake in the company. A buyer will be another owner of the joint venture, according to the report.

The deal is said to be concluded within six months. The negotiations were held in early December.

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Overgas Inc is Russian-Bulgarian gas trader, the biggest Bulgarian private company in the field of natural gas. Sasho Dontchev is Executive Director of the company.

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