Gazprom will build two more skyscrapers in St. Petersburg. Based on the 2023 results, the company was declared unprofitable for the first time.

The St. Petersburg government and Gazprom's Synergy JSC signed an agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to construct two towers, 555 and 703 meters high, next to the Lakhta Center, which opened in 2018. The Lakhta Center 2 skyscraper is expected to be built. will the tallest building in Europe and the second tallest in the world after the Burj Khalifa DubaiThe construction cost is not disclosed. 

"All necessary infrastructure will be created using advanced construction technologies. High-quality landscaping will also be carried out."- told in Smolny after signing the agreement

In 2011, when Gazprom announced plans to build the first tower, which cost Gazprom 120,7 billion rubles (US$1,77 billion), a park was promised next to the skyscraper. It is on this site that the company plans to construct one of the towers.

Deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky She urged governor Alexandra Beglova abandon the construction, as the towers violate the historical panorama of St. Petersburg. "When the Lakhta Center was being conceived, we were lied to about it not being visible from the city center. It's perfectly visible in good weather—from both the Palace Embankment and the Strelka, invading the protected panoramas." 

According to report Gazprom reported a loss of 629,1 billion rubles for 2023 for the first time since 1999. The company ended 2022 with a net profit of 1,23 trillion rubles.