Gazprom

Chairman of Gazprom Predicts $100 Oil Because of Speculation. Speculation, Really?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

"Manipulation" is immeasurably more sinister than "Speculation." It bespeaks of controlling, orchestrating and maneuvering to falsify and rig.

The Road to Tehran Does Not Run Through Moscow

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


Jeffrey Mankoff

Washington's long quest for Russian aid has failed, and the Obama Administration needs to shift its focus elsewhere while it still has time to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Obama Does Moscow, and Vice Versa

William Bradley | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


William Bradley

Unlike most of the rest of Europe, Russia is hardly in the grips of Obamamania. He's certainly more popular than George W. Bush or John McCain, but that's damning with faint praise.

The Oil Patch Vaudeville Act

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

The current oil price of $52 per barrel reflects an increase of 400% from one decade ago. What else in your day to day experience has gone up that steeply in the past 10 years? Think about it.

Russia, Ukraine Locked In New Gas War

Inter Press Service | By Kester Kenn Klomegah | Posted 04.14.2009 | World


MOSCOW, Mar 5 (IPS) - The Ukraine-Russia gas dispute has boosted plans for construction of the South Stream and North Stream gas pipelines that woul...

Engaging Russia: Energy Could Still Be the Answer

Macha Levinson | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


Macha Levinson

Russia needs Western know-how and financing to exploit its vast energy resources. And the US needs new energy suppliers until country is effectively weaned off foreign oil.

Russis, Ukraine Agree To Gas Deal

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.18.2009 | World


The Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers have struck a deal to resume Russian natural gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as soon as Tuesday. Vladim...

European Gas Crisis Spurs International Summit In Moscow

Themoscowtimes.com | By Nadia Popova | Posted 02.16.2009 | World


President Dmitry Medvedev will host an international summit to discuss the stability of gas supplies to Europe in Moscow on Saturday and the Foreign M...

Gazprom, Russia's Largest Company, Acts More Like A Government

GlobalPost.com | Miriam Elder | Posted 02.14.2009 | World


MOSCOW -- It maintains a private army, employs a half million people and runs entire cities around Russia. Now, the power of Gazprom has struck Euro...

Gazprom Crisis: Russia Says Ukraine Has Blocked Gas To Europe

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.13.2009 | World


Russian gas giant Gazprom says Ukraine has blocked gas deliveries to Europe, dashing hopes of ending a row which has hit several countries' supplies. ...

Gazprom: Ukraine Signs Gas-Monitoring Deal

AP | MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


KIEV, Ukraine — Russia's state gas monopoly has promised to resume shipping Europe-bound gas through Ukraine on Tuesday morning, nearly a week a...

Gazprom Promises To Restore Gas To Europe (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Gazprom pledged to restore gas to Europe on Thursday, on the condition that international monitors check supply flows in Ukraine, reports Spiegel. Thi...

Russia Turns Off European Gas Supplies Sparking Fears Of New Cold War

The Independent | Daniel McLaughlin in Budapest and Vanessa Mock in Brussels | Posted 02.07.2009 | World


Fears of a deep chill spread across Europe yesterday after a row between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices cut supplies to the rest of the continent ...

Natural Gas Shortages Hit European Countries As Russian-Ukraine Dispute Continues

Times Online | David Charter | Posted 02.06.2009 | World


Gas supplies from Russia to Europe plummeted overnight with four countries reporting a complete halt as the dispute between Moscow and Ukraine over pa...

Gas War Prompts Crisis Talks In Brussels

The Independent | David Randall | Posted 02.04.2009 | World


The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine was causing widespread collateral damage in Europe yesterday, as supplies were disrupted to at least seven ...

Russia Cuts All Gas Supplies To Ukraine

AP | LYNN BERRY and MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 02.02.2009 | Business


MOSCOW — Russia made good on its threat to cut off all natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday _ but the two uneasy neighbors took great pai...

Russia Set To Stop Gas Shipments to Ukraine

New York Times | ANDREW E. KRAMER | Posted 01.31.2009 | Business


Negotiations over gas prices between Russia and Ukraine unraveled Wednesday and executives at Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, said they wer...

Russia's Once Mighty Oil Giant Gazprom Buried In Debt, Seeking Government Bailout

New York Times | ANDREW E. KRAMER | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Buoyed by high oil prices and political bac...

Russians in Georgia, Chavez in Moscow, Gas Panic In Atlanta Georgia. Whodunit??

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

The more vulnerable we feel, the more self-assured and bombastic Chavez and his Russian friends become.

High Oil Prices: Is That The 800 Pound Russian Bear Dancing In The Trading Pits

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.16.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

The price of oil has done for Russia what the cold war Kremlin was unable to achieve with all its missiles, tanks and mind numbing divisions of men and armor.

CEO Of World's Largest Energy Company Predicts Oil Will Hit $250 A Barrel

Independent UK | Danny Fortson | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business


The chief executive of the world's largest energy company has issued the most dire warning yet about the soaring the price of oil, predicting that it ...