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Gazprom

Gazprom is a private company, but the Russian government holds a majority stake. It deals with the business of extraction, production, transport and sale of natural gas.

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LNG Tanker

Is Russia selling gas to the US?

US companies are trying to force Russia out of Europe's gas market, so why would Russia directly supply the US with gas?
PoliticsJanuary 10, 2018
Serbien | Aleksandar Vucic

Serbia balances between Russia and the West

As Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic meets with his Russian counterpart, will Serbia have to choose sides?
PoliticsDecember 19, 2017
Symbolbild - russischer Rubel

How are Russians investing in Germany?

EU sanctions seem to have had little impact on Russian investments in Germany
BusinessOctober 1, 2017
Russland Wirtschaft Rosneft Logo Schild Hauptsitz in Moskau Rosneft kauft TNK-BP

Rosneft - an oil well near the Kremlin

Rosneft, in whose board ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has taken up a post, enjoys close ties to the Kremlin.
BusinessSeptember 29, 2017
Frankreich Gerhard Schroeder bei Unterzeichnungszeremonie Nord Stream 2

Schröder takes seat on Rosneft board

The former chancellor's place on the Rosneft board was all but assured because he was nominated by the Russian state.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2017
Gerhard Schröder at a campaign event

Schröder stands by Rosneft job

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is standing firm on his contentious decision to join Russia's Rosneft.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2017
Gerhard Schröder

Schröder get board seat at Russia's Rosneft

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's career in the Russian energy industry has reached new heights.
BusinessAugust 13, 2017
Arctic Sunrise (Greenpeace-Schiff)

Russia to pay for Greenpeace ship seizure

Russian officials detained activists on the Dutch-flagged ship, and must now pay the Netherlands millions in damages.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 18, 2017
Naftogaz logo

Ukraine wins battle with Gazprom

An arbitration tribunal has sided with Ukraine's Naftogaz in its conflict with Gazprom.
BusinessJune 2, 2017
Ostsee Pipelineverlegeschiff Solitaire von Allseas

Russia's Gazprom starts building TurkStream gas pipeline

Russia's Gazprom has begun construction on the TurkStream gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Turkey.
BusinessMay 7, 2017
Margrethe Vestager

EU, Gazprom settle gas dispute

The Russian gas giant has made concessions to settle an EU investigation into its huge European market share.
BusinessMarch 13, 2017
Anschluss der Ostseepipeline an Fernleitungsnetz ARCHIVBILD 2011

European gas dispute

Poland's gas concern PGNiG claims to have won a European court review of an EU executive decision on Gazprom deliveries.
PoliticsDecember 27, 2016
Schweden Insel Gotland

Swedish island to reject deal with Gazprom

The Baltic Sea island of Gotland is planning to reject a request by Gazprom to rent its harbor.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2016
Gurkov Andrey Kommentarbild App

Russia's Trumpian pipe dream

Andrey Gurkov
The new US president will disappoint Russia in terms of foreign policy and harm it with a shift in energy policy.
PoliticsNovember 11, 2016
Anschluss der Ostseepipeline an Fernleitungsnetz ARCHIVBILD 2011

Gazprom gets more access to German pipeline

The European Commission has lifted a cap on the Russian gas company's access to the Opal pipeline in Germany.
PoliticsOctober 28, 2016
Russland Moskau Mikhail Lesin Gazprom Medien Generaldirektor

New twist in death of ex-Putin aide Mikhail Lesin

A Putin aide, who was found dead in Washington in November, had died of blunt force to the head, an autopsy has found.
March 11, 2016
Ostsee Pipeline

Eastern EU countries' letter of complaint over pipeline

Some EU nations have argued the Nord Stream 2 pipeline neglects the bloc's EU interests.
November 27, 2015
Symbolbild Gasstreit Russland Ukraine

Russia stops piping gas to Ukraine

Russia's Gazprom has said it is halting gas supplies to Ukraine until it makes another upfront payment.
November 25, 2015
Russland Moskau Mikhail Lesin Gazprom Medien Generaldirektor

Russia media mogul Mikhail Lesin dies in US

Former Russian press minister Mikhail Lesin has been found dead in an upscale Washington hotel room.
November 7, 2015
Symbolbild Gasstreit Russland Ukraine

More Russian gas for Ukraine

The deliveries were the first since July, when Moscow closed its pipelines over a pricing dispute with Kyiv.
October 12, 2015
Gas storage facilities in Germany (Photo: Carmen Jaspersen/dpa)

BASF - Gazprom asset swap

German chemicals company BASF and Russian energy giant Gazprom have completed a long-delayed asset swap.
September 4, 2015
Gazprom worker

Gazprom in profit surge

Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom has reported a huge rise in quarterly profit.
August 10, 2015
Ukraine Gas Kompresserstation in Chervonodonetsk

Russia stops gas to Ukraine

Russia's gas giant Gazprom has cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine after price talks failed on Tuesday.
July 1, 2015
Ukraine Gas Kompresserstation in Chervonodonetsk

Russia halts gas supply to Ukraine

Russian gas company Gazprom has halted all natural gas supplies to Ukraine.
July 1, 2015
A Gazprom employee works at the gas measuring station Photo: EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Ukraine stops buying Russian gas

After failing to reach a energy price deal, Kyiv said it's no longer a Gazprom customer, but gas will flow to Europe.
July 1, 2015
St Petersburg International Economic Forum conference hall

Return to business in St. Petersburg

EU energy companies have signed a new gas deal with Gazprom, despite Western tension with Moscow.
June 18, 2015
Nord Stream gas pipieline

Gazprom inks plan for new gas pipeline to Germany

Russian gas giant Gazprom confirmed plans to expand its Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea and into Germany.
June 18, 2015
FIFA Blatter Rücktritt

Sponsors laud Blatter's exit

FIFA's biggest sponsors have breathed a sigh of relief after the soccer body's embattled president said he would resign.
June 3, 2015
Dmytro Firtash

Oligarch in court

A Vienna court is set to decide on the extradition of Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Firtash to the US.
April 29, 2015
Russland Gebäude von Gazprom in Moskau

Gazprom 2014 profits slump

A weak Russian ruble and a gas dispute with Ukraine have proved massive burdens on the profits of Russia's Gazprom.
April 29, 2015
Symbolbild Gasstreit Russland Ukraine

War of words over Gazprom

Russia has called for compromise in an antitrust investigation into state-run petro-behemoth Gazprom.
April 23, 2015
Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner

EU charges Gazprom

The EU's antitrust authority has charged Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom with anti-competitive behavior.
April 22, 2015
Griechenland Russland Miller bei Tsipras

Greece Gazprom talks

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom agree to work towards pipeline deal.
April 21, 2015
Red gas tap on blue mounting at measuring station near the Ukrainian border Photo: Maxim Shipenkov +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Gazprom - Moscow’s foreign policy tool

Gazprom is turning away from the EU at the same time that Russia is starting work on a pipeline to Greece.
April 17, 2015
Symbolbild Gasstreit Russland Ukraine

Ukraine strikes gas deal with Russia

Ukraine has signed a new agreement to buy Russian gas deliveries at a cheaper price until the end of June.
April 2, 2015
Berlin Jazenjuk bei Merkel

Ukraine appeals to Germany, EU

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has traveled to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
April 1, 2015

Ukraine pays for gas

Ukraine has paid for another month of Russian gas, following threats Moscow would cut off supply.
February 27, 2015
Symbolbild Winter in der Ukraine - Gasstation in Russland

Gazprom demands Ukraine gas payment

Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom has said Ukraine's pre-paid supply of gas will last until the end of the week.
February 26, 2015
Ukraine Gas Kompresserstation in Chervonodonetsk

EU seeks energy autonomy

Amid a spat between Russia and Ukraine over gas deliveries, the EU has announced plans to revamp its energy sector.
February 25, 2015
A gas station in Russia

Gazprom warns Europe over gas

Gazprom is warning a dispute over payments with Ukraine could endanger Europe's access to Russian gas.
February 24, 2015
Ungarn Budapest Putin Orban

Hungarian PM gives Putin a warm welcome

Vladimir Putin has traveled to Budapest to meet with Hungary's prime minister.
February 17, 2015
Russian Gazprom supplies EPA/SERGEI KOZLOV

Bad news for Gazprom

Russia's gas giant Gazprom announced on Thursday that its third quarter profits plunged 61 percent.
January 29, 2015
Gazprom Logo

Gas supplies still 'at risk of being cut off'

Gazprom warns Europe gas supplies via Ukraine still 'at risk.'
January 14, 2015
Achimgaz Wintershall-Gazprom joint venture

BASF, Gazprom bury asset swap

Germany's chemicals giant BASF and Russian energy company Gazprom have agreed to call off an important asset swap that the two firms had planned for the end of the year. The reason for the move was not immediately given.
December 18, 2014
Bulgarien South Stream Pipeline

South Stream project scrapped

The reason for Moscow's sudden cancellation of the controversial gas pipeline project South Stream is Russia's current economic predicament, Bulgaria's former ambassador to Russia, Ilian Vassilev, tells DW.
December 2, 2014
Bulgarien South Stream Pipeline

South Stream terminated

Russia has called off a major project to supply southern Europe with natural gas. The collapse of South Stream marks the latest casualty in Moscow's worsening relations with the West.
December 2, 2014
Ukraine's Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev

'Compromise solution' in place

Andriy Kobolev is the CEO of Naftogaz, Ukraine's state gas and oil company. He talks to DW about resolving the gas dispute with Russia and providing service to Ukraine's separatist territories.
November 7, 2014
Ukraine Gas Kompresserstation in Chervonodonetsk

Ukraine repays first tranche to Gazprom

Ukraine has transferred its first repayment of gas debt to Russian giant Gazprom. Last week, the two parties reached an agreement that will see Russia resume fuel deliveries to Ukraine just as winter sets in.
November 4, 2014
Ukraine Russia Gas pipeline

Russia warns of gas transit risks to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned that gas supplies to European countries could be compromised unless the Ukraine resolves a gas dispute with Moscow.
October 16, 2014
Gazprom building in Moscow

Gazprom profits tumble

Strife with Ukraine and the European Union has dragged down profits for Russia's state-controlled gas giant, Gazprom. The company cited weaker sales in the European Union and a gas dispute with Ukraine.
October 14, 2014