Rising demand tests Gazprom. Will it deliver?

Energy forecasters predict Gazprom will face difficulties satisfying demand for natural gas in the future. The warning comes as production at existing fields peaks while tapping new reserves involves huge technical difficulties.

The good news is Gazprom has $US 250 billion in contracts until the year 2020. But the bad news – according to many European experts – is Gazprom


Analysts within Russia disagree. Sobinbank analyst Aleksandr Razuvaev says the company has “never failed to meet its contract obligations”, even during the war in the former Yugoslavia.