Gazprom push with Eni into Libya fuels EU security fears

Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas group, is likely to secure energy assets in Libya - alongside Eni - gaining a long-sought entry to north African oil and gas fields, and tightening its grip on European markets.

Europe, dependent on Gazprom for more than a quarter of its gas supplies, views north Africa as an alternative source of gas to Russia.