July 21. Lukoil plans to produce 94 mn tons of oil and 16 bcm of associated gas in 2008, Lukoil head, Vagit Alikperov said at the meeting with Russian PM, Vladimir Putin. He highlighted that the company "had a good contract with Gazprom", which purchased associated gas from Lukoil. According to Alikperov, the companies are considering various cooperation options, and coordinate the conditions by which Gazprom takes gas from Lukoil's fields once a year.