In a rather mysterious statement, Gazprom announced earlier this week that it planned to increase its presence in Britain.
A Gazprom spokesman confirmed:
“In the near future there will be a deal to further increase the customer base on the British market. Anyone who will be in London for the Wimbledon tennis tournament will know about it.”
Speculation immediately centred on Centrica, owner of British Gas, and their shares have risen considerably.
But I’d imagine such a big move for such a strategic British company would raise some already high-up eyebrows in the British government, and would probably, therefore, be doomed to failure.
More likely, Gazprom is concentrating on developing its British market share bit by bit, and is likely to make a move for a smaller mid-size British company.
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