Gazprom to pay Kremlin £8.6bn after record profits
by Alex Lawson Energy correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#633X8)
Politicians wait to see whether Russia switches back on Nord Stream 1 gas supply to Europe
Russian state-backed energy firm Gazprom is poised to hand a bumper 8.6bn payout to the Kremlin after notching up record profits.
The company reported a net profit of 2.5tn roubles (35.8bn) for the first six months of this year. Oil and gas prices soared during that period, pushed higher by concerns over supplies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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