From Gazprom site

 Russia’s Gazprom and Italy’s Eni have extended their 2006 strategic partnership until 2012. The companies signed agreements for technical-scientific cooperation in the upstream and downstream sectors. Integrated working groups will be set up to study application of drilling, production, transportation, energy saving and liquefied natural gas (LNG) technologies and processes, as well as personnel training, Gazprom said.

 Under the 2006 agreement, Eni and Gazprom have launched joint projects in mid and downstream gas, in the upstream sector and in technological cooperation, including the South Stream gas pipeline project to bring Russia’s gas to Europe.

 Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, also discussed gas supplies to Italy and implementation of measures for French EDF entry in the shareholding structure of South Stream AG..