MOSCOW, 27 APR - RIA Novosti/Prime. Gas business "Rosneft" has the ability to be isolated in a separate subsidiary, writes on the first day of the week, citing sources familiar with the details of the process. according to them, a new "daughter" has a chance to get the title of " Rosneft gas ", and her head should be Vlada Rusakova - Vice President of Rosneft, who heads the Department of development of the gas business. Prior to joining oil company in April 2013 Rusakov worked for many years in " Gazprom ", and since 2003 has been a member of the Board monopoly. the representative of "Rosneft" did not want to comment on the question of allocation of gas business to a subsidiary. But a source close to the organization, commented: "the Idea of separate directions in independent businesses was discussed in the organization ". As long as the head of the organization Igor Sechin idea gas business "not actively considering, although in truth a lot of lobbying," says one of the interlocutors Forbes. "Rosneft" is the third after "Gazprom" and "NOVATEK" manufacturer of gas in Russia. In 2014 oil Firm, according to her statements, extracted 56, 7 billion cubic meters of gas. Revenue gas division of Rosneft amounted to 165 billion rubles, having increased in comparison with 2013 year by 72%. Among the major gas producing assets " Sibneftegaz ", " Samotlorneftegaz ", " Purneftegaz ", " Yuganskneftegaz ", " Vankorneft ", " ITERA ", " Rospan ". By 2020, Rosneft plans to increase gas production To 100 billion cubic meters, said Sechin. The allocation of the gas business may mean that Rosneft is preparing For the abolition of the monopoly of "Gazprom" on export of pipeline gas, " said Director of East European Gas Analysis Michael Korchemkin. On responses of experts, the abolition of the monopoly of "Gazprom" is a way to bypass the restrictions of the " 3rd energy package ". For example, gas Rosneft will be able to fill the 2nd half of the capacity of OPAL (removal of the "North stream" )." By the way, the filling of the OPAL - this is the fastest and cheapest way to reduce transit through Ukraine, " he recalls.