European gas price crisis: Is Gazprom responsible?

Many commentators have blamed Gazprom, Europe’s largest gas supplier, for contributing to the 2021–2 European natural price crisis through market manipulation and withholding necessary supply volumes from market. Is there any substance such claims? Gazprom really involved in manipulating prompting record-breaking surge prices? The current article analyses official figures on Gazprom’s production capabilities, demand, offers some insights as why exactly claims of by should be taken seriously. It argues that did indeed ability ease pressure 2021, but not use it one would expect a company acting good faith. Figures shown lay out detailed case EU authorities open an investigation into manipulation.