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NEWS ABOUT: Gazprom

Gazprom stories: 14 news summaries

(Newser) - The very strategies that made Gazprom an international force are now causing the energy giant—and consequently, Moscow—unaccustomed financial stress, the New York Times reports. Vladimir Putin built Gazprom into a goliath by aggressively dominating natural gas supplies, but to do it, he entered into long-term contracts to... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • gas prices • natural gas

Russian Gas Again Flows
to Europe Through Ukraine

Supplies had been cut for 2 weeks amid political squabbles

Jan 20, 09 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Gas is again flowing from Russia to Ukraine, a major gas gateway for Europe, after disputes between the two countries shut down supplies for two weeks, Reuters reports. Leaders couldn’t agree on a 2009 gas contract amid political tensions over Ukraine’s wish to join NATO; 20 European countries... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Europe • Gazprom • Hungary • Ukraine

 EU Strikes Deal to End 
 Russian Gas Freeze

Thousands of eastern Europeans left in the cold by Russia-Ukraine dispute

Jan 9, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Gas could be flowing back to a frozen Europe within days after Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed yesterday to an EU-brokered plan to have independent observers monitor pipelines, the Guardian reports. Russia cut off all its gas supplies via Ukraine Wednesday over a pricing dispute, leaving hundreds of thousands scrambling... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Gazprom • Ukraine • natural gas • Balkans • gas pipelines

 Russia Halts All Gas 
 to Europe Via Ukraine 

Last pipeline shut as shortages spread as far as France

Jan 7, 09 6:01 AM CST
(AP) - Having slowed to a trickle yesterday, Russia today shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine, the latest move in a pricing dispute that has affected fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap. Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, blamed Ukraine for shutting down... More »

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Russia • energy • gas • Europe • Gazprom • Ukraine • shortage • natural gas

 EU Faces Crisis as 
 Russia Cuts Off Gas 

Spat with Ukraine leaves half of continent short of fuel

Jan 6, 09 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - European nations from Austria to Greece lost most or all of their gas supplies today, as a showdown between Russia and Ukraine imperiled the entire continent. Last night Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, cut its supply by 60% to punish Ukraine for allegedly stealing fuel that should flow through... More »

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Russia • gas • Vladimir Putin • Austria • Bulgaria • Gazprom • Ukraine • shortage • natural gas • gas pipelines

The Pride of Russia, Tanking Gazprom Seeks Bailout

A symbol of Moscow's resurgence a year ago, the natural gas giant is foundering

Dec 30, 08 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Just a year ago, Russian natural gas titan Gazprom was burning through global competition on its way to becoming the world's largest corporation. Now the state-owned darling of investors worldwide is deep in debt and flirting with a government bailout. A symbol of Russia’s resurgence as a global economic... More »

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Russia • energy • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • natural gas • financial crisis

 Russian Soccer's
 No. 1 Fan?
 The Kremlin 

Russian nationalism plays out on the pitch, and politicians pay out off it

Jun 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's soccer team takes the field against Spain today in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals with an unlikely and ardent cheering section—the Kremlin. The team, resurging after years in decline, can thank the hefty monetary backing of an oil magnate afraid to run afoul of Moscow. And, as Josh Patashnik... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • soccer • Kremlin • Gazprom • Euro 2008 • professional athletes

Industrial Spying Charges Deepen Russia-UK Flap

Two with ties to Britain arrested for espionage in Moscow

Mar 20, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two brothers, one with ties to a UK-Russia joint oil venture, have been arrested in Moscow and accused of industrial espionage, the BBC reports. Ilya and Alexander Zaslavsky were charged after yesterday's raid on oil giant TNK-BP, but analysts say Russia's interest in the matter goes beyond spying, as the... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • spy • Gazprom • arrest • oil production • British-Russian relations • TNK-BP

UPDATED

Russia, Ukraine Settle Gas Flap

Agreement reached; export flow to Europe not in danger

Mar 5, 08 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Ukraine and Russia announced today that their natural-gas companies had settled the dispute that had caused Russia to cut gas supply to Ukraine by 50%—and spurred worries that the flow of gas to Western Europe would be disrupted, the AP reports. "The restrictions on deliveries for Ukrainian consumers... More »

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Russia • Gazprom • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Western Europe • natural gas • Dmitry Medvedev • Boyarka • Naftogaz • gas pipelines

 Heir Not Just Putin's Puppet

Medvedev favors Western style and outlook

Feb 28, 08 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The man hand picked by Vladimir Putin to be his successor and a virtually certain victor in this Sunday's election has been portrayed in the West as the Russian president's personal puppet. But Dmitri Medvedev, who plans to appoint Putin as his prime minister, may be more independent, reform-minded and... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Kremlin • Gazprom • Dmitry Medvedev • loyalist • Michael A. McFaul • Sergei Markov • Gennadi A. Zyuganov • Andrei V. Bogdanov • Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky • Institution for Globalization Studies and Social Movements

Putin Pick Hits Campaign Trail

Medvedev launches
bid with 79% support
in polls, virtually no competition

Jan 11, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's hand-picked replacement has launched his presidential campaign with a 2-day visit to Russia's far west. Dmitry Medvedev has seen his popularity soar since the president announced he would like to see him as his successor: he's now polling 79%, higher than Putin did before his 2004 landslide victory,... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • United Russia • Dmitry Medvedev • Russian elections

Russia's Gas Giant Faces
Big Squeeze

Powerful Gazprom
has too little oil
to meet demands

Dec 24, 07 9:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Russia faces a threat to its international trump card as Gazprom—its powerful natural gas company—struggles to meet massive worldwide demand, Newsweek reports. The company gets much of its oil dirt cheap from former Soviet republics in Central Asia, then resells it a handsome profit to Europe. Now... More »

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China • Russia • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • Kazakhstan • natural gas • Central Asia

Putin Names Favored Successor

Business-friendly Medvedev would 'carry on the course'

Dec 10, 07 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin ended months of speculation today by naming Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as his chosen successor, the AP reports. A Putin loyalist, Medvedev is a business-friendly lawyer with ties to prominent natural gas company Gazprom, AP reports. Putin’s choice is expected to be the prohibitive frontrunner in... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • United Russia • Dmitry Medvedev

Brits Win Little EU Support For Russian Battle

Moscow weighs 'targeted' response in clash over spy murder

Jul 18, 07 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain turned to its European allies for support in its diplomatic battle with Russia over a sensational radiation murder in London, but the response has been tepid, the Guardian reports. Only the French expressed support yesterday, as Germany, with powerful economic ties to Russia, suggested that the UK had overreacted,... More »

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Alexander Litvinenko • European Union • Gordon Brown • Andrei Lugovoi • polonium 210 • Gazprom

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