Gazprom's Ascent

Shot of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow
Special Report: The Rise of Gazprom Inc.
October 20, 2004 2009 GMT
Immediately after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Gazprom became Moscow's most effective tool for influencing its newly independent neighbors' policies and ingratiating itself to the West. [more]
Photo--Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller
Russia: Gazprom Past its Prime?
May 28, 2009 1720 GMT
Russia is targeting foreign and domestic natural gas suppliers in an attempt to bolster Gazprom, which is seeing a decline in demand for its natural gas supplies. [more]
The offices of British-Russian oil giant TNK-BP in central Moscow
TNK-BP: The End Begins
September 4, 2008 1453 GMT
British firm BP is formally exiting the Russian energy sector, marking the final chapter of major Western foreign investment into the Russian economy. [more]
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Global Market Brief: BP Takes a Hit in the Georgia Conflict
August 14, 2008 1828 GMT
The future of international energy supermajor BP's assets in the Caspian region is in question after the conflict between Russia and Georgia. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Alexei Miller, head of Gazprom
Serbia, Russia: NIS Becomes Harder Catch for Gazprom
August 4, 2008 1938 GMT
A price renegotiation could prevent Russian natural gas giant Gazprom from purchasing Serbia's oil and natural gas monopoly NIS and put a dent in the Russian firm's international plans. [more]
Shot of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow
Russia: A Pause in Natural Gas Price Deregulation?
May 6, 2008 2110 GMT
The Russian Cabinet reportedly is mulling a delay in the government's planned deregulation of natural gas prices for industrial consumers -- a deregulation that would benefit natural gas giant Gazprom. [more]
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov
Russia: Putin and the Gazprom Succession
January 30, 2008 2002 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov could become the next chairman of the board of directors of natural gas behemoth Gazprom, Interfax reported Jan. 30. [more]
Shot of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow
Russia: Gazprom's Falling Production
January 22, 2008 1626 GMT
Russian energy giant Gazprom's 2007 natural gas production was 1.3 percent less than production in 2006. The decrease could be merely a blip on a chart, but it could also indicate that Gazprom is past its prime. [more]
Russian First Deputy PM Dmitri Medvedev
Russia: The Oil Major Balance Shifts
December 24, 2007 2053 GMT
Gazprom is seeking at least 50 percent of Rosneft’s prized subsidiary, Tomskneft. [more]
Global Market Brief: Russia: Gazprom-Rosneft Merger on Ice
March 14, 2005 0627 GMT
The Kremlin's step-by-step plan to turn natural gas giant Gazprom into an oil, gas and power... [more]
Russia: Feeding the Gazprom Giant
February 17, 2005 0511 GMT
An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Feb. 16 that state control over the country's... [more]
Global Market Brief: Gazprom, Russia’s Emerging Powerhouse
December 19, 2004 0749 GMT
The strategic significance of Ukraine for Russia cannot be over estimated, and yet the country... [more]
Russia: Gazprom Makes Its First International Move
October 20, 2004 2144 GMT
Alexei Miller, the chief executive officer of Russian state-run natural gas giant Gazprom, said... [more]
Russia: Bringing Yukos Home
September 14, 2004 1814 GMT
The Russian government said Sept. 14 its behemoth natural gas firm, Gazprom, would acquire... [more]
Gazprom: Stealing Into the Oil Market
April 7, 2004 1631 GMT
Russian state-run natural gas monopoly Gazprom has announced plans to form an oil-producing... [more]
Gazprom: To Reform -- Or Not To Reform ...
September 29, 2003 1941 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov pulled all talk of reforming state-managed natural gas... [more]
Government Control First Step in Fight for Gazprom
January 23, 2003 1801 GMT
Russia's elite are united in the opinion that Gazprom, the country's natural gas behemoth, needs... [more]
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