Gazprom Promgaz Research Institute of Natural Gas VNIIGAZ, ). They added the research of coalbed methane, development of small hydrocarbon fields and planning of natural gas supply as new business fields of the company. One of the main operations became the schemes for gas supply of many regions of Russia. In 2008, Promgaz was renamed to OJSC Gazprom Promgaz. In February 2013, professor Yury Spector became CEO. In 2014, the company projected the general scheme for gas supply of Kyrgyzstan. In 2015, Oleg Andreyev became CEO. OJSC Gazprom Promgaz was renamed to JSC Gazprom Promgaz (). The company projected the general schemes
Gazprom its sales to European customers. In 2008, the average gas price paid by Russian industrial customers was $71/mcm, while households paid $54/mcm. Since 2000, Natural gas prices have fluctuated. In late 2007, the price of natural gas at the New York NYMEX was 7,53 $ per MMBtu, at 26,4 m³ per MMBTU representing a price of $285 per 1000 Cubic metres. At the same time, based on their respective contracts with Gazprom, German customers paid (per cubic metre) $250, Polish customers $290, Ukraine customers $130 and Russian customers $49. Gazprom delivers gas to 25 European countries. Its main export arm