EU raids Gazprom offices in anti-trust probe
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Russian gas exporter Gazprom said it would cooperate with an EU competition probe of its units, while sources on both sides said Wednesday (28 September) the real source of tension was Europe's fear of its growing reliance on Russian gas.A European Commission official said raids on the units this week were part of efforts to cut dependence on Russian gas, and Gazprom sources suggested the EU was acting out of worry over progress on Russia's pipeline projects that would increase Moscow's ...