With Europe poised to diversify its gas supply sources via the startup of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) in 2020, Russia is moving to defend is market position by strengthening ties with Turkmenistan and other countries in the Caspian region.
Following his meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov in Ashgabat on Wednesday, Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller told local media on Thursday that the Russian major plans to resume buying gas from Turkmenistan in the near future. Gazprom stopped buying Turkmen gas in 2016 after initiating...
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