But Gazprom is worried about its upstream capabilities, as is evident from the decision to divert gas from its Shtokman field to Europe rather than liquify it for new North American markets. As long as Gazprom remains opaque, Europe cannot know whether its key supplier is spending enough to develop future reserves.
但是俄罗斯天然气工业公司担心它的上游能力，这从它把Shtokman气田的天然气转运到欧洲而不是将之液化后供应新的北美市场的决定可以明显地看出来。只要俄罗斯天然气工业公司的运作依然保持不透明，欧洲就无法知道它的主要供应商是否在开发未来的储备方面投入了足够的资金。克里姆林宫对俄罗斯能源部门控制权的政治斗争导致了国内石油和天然气生产增长率的急剧下降。