Gazprom plans Africa gas grab

Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned energy group, is seeking to win access to vast energy reserves in Nigeria in a move that will heighten concerns among western governments over its increasingly powerful grip on gas supplies to Europe.

Gazprom: Article, 29 June 2007: The process of Gazprom’s conversion from the "national champion" into a global energy business leader has been completed. http://www.gazprom.com/eng/articles/article24271.shtml

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