UPI: Gazprom wants new pipelines for Europe

Russian natural gas company Gazprom said it discussed with French officials the prospect of building new pipelines to meet growing European demand.

Alexei Miller, the top executive at Gazprom, met with French Ambassador to Russia Jean de Gliniasty in Moscow to discuss "crucial issues" between Gazprom and French energy companies.

"The parties shared the opinion that new direct gas transmission capacities had to be built from Russia to Europe in order to meet the growing demand of European consumers for Russian natural gas," Gazprom said in a statement.

Gazprom struggled to meet European gas demands during a brutal cold spell that gripped parts of the region this year.  MORE