Gas supplier plans to fight after sidelining

On the face of it, the Russian-Ukrainian gas deal agreed January 2009 eliminates controversial intermediary trading companies from a key corner of the European market. But the joy of European Union officials – who welcomed the agreement as a big step towards greater transparency in what is often seen as an opaque business – might prove short-lived.

ESO: Background information: Gazprom resumes gas supplies to Europe / Moscow and Kiev rebuked over gas stand-off http://www.europeansources.info/record/gazprom-resumes-gas-supplies-to-europe-moscow-and-kiev-rebuked-over-gas-stand-off/

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