Russian gas giant could leave Europe in the dark

Threats by Gazprom, the world’s biggest gas supplier, to shift commercial attention to China or the United States if it is locked out of the EU market have prompted new fears over European dependency on Russian energy.

“Attempts to limit Gazprom’s activities in the European market and to politicise questions of gas supplies” would “not produce good results”, Alexei Miller, the chief executive of the state-controlled monopoly, said yesterday. The declaration sparked fresh concern over Russia’s reliability as an energy partner.

The Independent