Gazprom Seeks Larger Share

Gazprom aims to capture as much as 15 percent of the British commercial and industrial gas market in five years as the company expands its European trading business, Philip Dewhurst, spokesman for local unit Gazprom Marketing & Trading said.

Gazprom has a single-digit percentage share of the British market and no foothold in its residential gas market, Dewhurst said. "If we could get 10 to 15 percent of the commercial market, we'd be pleased with that.''