Gaz de France's chief executive Jean-Francois Cirelli (R) and Gerard Mestrallet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suez take questions from journalists during a joint press conference in Paris on September 3, 2007. Suez SA and state-owned Gaz de France will form a global energy giant that the companies claim will be better placed to compete against players such as Russia's OAO Gazprom. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)