Gas giant facing big challenges

A brief analysis of the Russian state-controlled company Gazprom is provided. Many European countries are highly dependent on Russian gas, and in total about 25 to 30 percent of Europe's gas demand is covered by Russian gas. After the gas dispute with Ukraine, questions on how reliable the Russian delivery is have been asked. With Gazprom's increasing interest in China and other Asian countries, and insufficient exploration activities and development of new fields, there is a concern that the European market will suffer consequences (ml)