Liberalization of Natural Gas Exports to Help Russia Restore Positions on the European and Global Markets

... on the offensive, with deliveries from East Africa, the United States, the Caspian and Eastern Mediterranean to come next. Russia should act swiftly to retain the status of a leading global energy power. Moscow should not fear losing control over the natural gas flows, since the government will still control the export channel by setting export duties and quotas. One should also remember that one of Russia’s key IGPs – Rosneft – is a state-controlled energy company. 1 . See Russian Federation Federal Law No. 117-FZ dated July 18, 2006 http://www.rg.ru/2006/07/20/gaz-export-dok.html 2 . Cited by ConsultantPlus legal database http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online....