Aug 22. Gazprom's expenses on development of the Bovanenkovskoye field in 2009 will be at least in line with 2008, the gas concern's deputy chairman Valery Golubev said. In early 2008 Gazprom's deputy chairman Alexander Ananenkov said that investments into development of this field will top RUB 100 bn in 2008. Golubev pointed out that the field is to be put on stream in 3Q 2011 and went on to say that at present Bovanenkovo is "the main source to meet growing demand for gas in Russia". Annual gas output at the field is projected at 115 bcm. In the long term, annual gas output is expected to rise to 140 bcm.