Summary

Gazprom already had owned 50 percent in Beltransgaz, and had been seeking to gain full control for several months. Beltransgaz transports about 20 percent of Russia’s Europe-bound gas exports.

Gazprom has finally achieved it goal of outright ownership of Belarusian pipeline operator Beltransgaz. The Russian gas export monopoly already had owned 50 percent in Beltransgaz, and had been seeking to gain full control for the past years. Bel...