Gazprom plays ball: the depoliticization of the European gas market
Expert(s): Severin Fischer
Journal Title: Energy Post
Publication Year: 2017
Gazprom’s gas supplies to Europe and Turkey reached an all-time record in 2016. This might suggest Europe is becoming more dependent on Gazprom, but according to Danila Bochkarev, Senior Fellow at the EastWest Institute, the Russian company gained market share by playing by the rules of the market. The European gas market is finally becoming depoliticized.