Azerbaijan plays its cards well in the Caucasus
Azerbaijan is cutting strategic deals in the Caucasus, but Armenia remains reliant on a stubborn Gazprom.
21 March 2016
Gazprom’s export monopoly could be under threat
A growing chorus of voices is calling for Russia to end Gazprom’s monopoly on gas exports, and the argument is gaining traction.
10 March 2016
Gazprom’s ITGI revival may be effort to block TAP
Gazprom’s involvement in the Interconnector-Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline may be a way to bypass Ukraine or a ploy to block the project’s Trans-Adriatic rival, a thinktank says.
3 March 2016
Ukraine and Russia edge toward legal showdown
Gazprom and Naftogaz are at loggerheads in Stockholm’s arbitration court, but whatever the result it seems the Russian company will find an alternative supply route.
22 February 2016
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR looks for international financing
Low oil prices have left SOCAR, the Azerbaijani state oil and gas company, looking to international markets to secure financing for its share of new gas pipelines to Europe.
8 February 2016
Gazprom and Shell: better the devil you know
Despite an uneasy relationship in the past, the Russian and Anglo-Dutch majors may nevertheless need each other in the future.
25 January 2016
End of Gazprom deal spells trouble for Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan has been working to ease its dependence on Russia, but the end of Gazprom's supply contract might not be the best outcome.
15 January 2016Gazprom facing ‘year of transition’ in 2016
Oversupply of gas in Europe means Gazprom is likely to focus on eastern markets in 2016, although a cut in export volumes to Europe remains unlikely.
4 January 2016
Gazprom M&T; ramps up LNG ambitions
The Russian giant's marketing and trading arm is trying hard to build its presence on the global LNG stage, but experts say it lacks a coherent strategy.
11 December 2015
Gazprom looks to China for power deals
With pipeline projects stalled and under renegotiation, Gazprom is trying to organise power generation deals in China.
4 December 2015
Abe attempts to crack Central Asia
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s tour of Central Asia brought in a number of energy deals, but experts expect Japan to face challenges in moving from these announcements to commercial reality.
12 November 2015
Gazprom continues Asia pivot with Vietnam LNG
Gazprom representatives visited Vietnam this week to hold talks on building a small LNG terminal in the south of the country, but the collaboration cuts both ways.
23 October 2015
Arctic exploration: conflicting signals
While Shell has abandoned its drilling programme offshore Alaska, Russia is pushing for development of its Arctic resources despite the US and EU sanctions.
19 October 2015
Third Sino-Russian pipeline: another dog that doesn’t bark?
Although Gazprom has signed an MOU to build a third pipeline to China, it may end up being an empty gesture.
9 September 2015Gazprom trades market share for price
Russia’s gas production is forecast to to fall slightly this year as Gazprom feels the effects of low oil prices and mild weather.
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