Russian natural gas sector: current situation, perspectives, and its importance for Europe
Russian natural gas sector: current situation, perspectives, and its importance for Europe

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to outline the prospects for the Russian natural gas market in the future andto present the Russian gas sector in comparison with the strategic “players” of the global market.The author examines the issues related to the production, transmission and sale of Russian natural gas. The main problem concerns the possibilities and limitations, that influence the power ofthe Russian “blue fuel” sector. The article presents briefly the results of the research, which wereobtained mainly through the method of case study. The verification of the main hypothesis will bemade from the top–down perspective, considering analysis of the actions of state decision-makingcentres. Less explicit impact, including the interaction of non-public actors (such as economicitems), will be skipped, because their more precise consideration would provide to the interesting,but different direction of analysis of the sectoral groups of interest.

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