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| Gazprom is the world's largest what? |
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| What fraction of the world's gas reserves does Gazprom control? |
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| How much of Russia's gas production is Gazprom responsible for? |
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| How much of the EU's natural gas is provided by Gazprom? |
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| How much of Britain's gas is supplied by Gazprom? |
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| 4% (but could soon rise to 10%) |
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| How much of Gazprom's exports to Western Europe pass through Ukraine? |
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| A country or state through which energy flows from producer to consumer |
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| Which countries rely solely on Gazprom for energy supplies? |
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| Boznia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, and Slovakia |
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| How large a company is Gazprom? |
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| When did was Gazprom started? |
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| Why does Gazprom have such close links with the Russian government? |
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| The government owns 50.002% of the shares. |
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| What is one way in which Gazprom is a benefit to Russia? |
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| It provided jobs for 432,000 people in 2006 |
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| Why are Russia's gas reserves important to regaining its status as a global player? |
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| Increased Russia's power in the region, especially in ex-Soviet states; given Russia a way to regain geopolitical importance |
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| What happened in Ukraine in November/December 2004? |
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| It had the Orange Revolution, where the pro-Russian government was overthrown for a pro-Western one. |
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| What happened in Ukraine in January 2006? |
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| Ukraine's supply of gas from Gazprom was cut off, because Gazprom quadrupled the price and Ukraine's government refused to pay. |
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| Why did Gazprom cut Ukraine's gas supplies in March 2008? |
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| Ukraine wanted to join the EU and NATO, which angered Russia, though Gazprom claimed they cut the gas off because of debt |
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| What happened in some areas of Europe when Gazprom shut the pipeline in 2006? |
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| Why are former Soviet states most likely to have the least secure supplies from Gazprom? |
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| Gazprom cannot cut internal supplies within Russia and exports to Western Europe are too valuable to lose. |
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| Why is Europe's energy supply likely to stay secure? |
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| Gazprom is building more pipelines that bypass Ukraine and Belarus |
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| Why is the Nord Stream pipeline an advantage for Western Europe? |
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| It will run along the bed of the Baltic Sea so will have no transit countries and be less vulnerable to political interference |
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| Where will the South Stream pipeline run? |
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| Under the Black Sea, from the Russian to Bulgarian coasts. |
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| What is the Nabucco pipeline? |
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| A pipeline that will bring gas from Central Asia through Turkey to Europe, giving Europe a more secure energy supply |
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| What is the disadvantage of the Nabucco pipeline? |
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| It will have a small capacity and could only supply 5% of Europe's demand |
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| What is the South Caucus pipeline? |
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| A pipeline bringing gas from Azerbaijan to Europe through Turkey |
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