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Moscow, February 8 (Interfax) - Deloitte & Touche Regional Consulting Services Limited has won a tender held by Gazprom for auditing the Russian gas giant's effectiveness in selling gas on the domestic market, including sales through OOO Mosregiongaz, the company said in its materials.

Deloitte will analyze Gazprom’s organizational and administrative documentation in regards to supplying gas in terms of its comprehensiveness and redundancy.

Furthermore, Gazprom is interested in an analysis of the distribution of functions between the main operational actors, as well as uncovering any overlap in these functions. Gazprom also wants to receive an evaluation of the efficiency of its sales structure.

Gazprom has instructed Deloitte to analyze its planning system for supplying gas to Russia’s regulated and unregulated sectors, as well as its sales monitoring system.

Deloitte will also review Gazprom’s sales of liquefied and pressurized gas.

The consulting company will provide its conclusions on Gazprom’s revenue and profit from gas sales in 2008-2010 (broken down according to region in Russia, production type and consumer class). Deloitte will also analyze price trends on gas over this period. The analysis will review costs of gas sales in 2008-2010, as well as client payments.

Deloitte will also analyze Gazprom’s system for investing in gas distribution and tax risks facing Gazprom Mezhregiongaz for its sales in Russia (on completed operations). The consulting firm will provide its recommendations based on the analytical results.

The maximum price that Gazprom was ready to pay for these services comes to 6 million rubles (not including VAT). The tender’s results were tallied on December 23. The analysis should be ready two months after the signing of the agreement.