Gazprom Gazprom Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (, "Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Gazprom", abbreviated PAO Gazprom, , ) is a large Russian company founded in 1989, which carries on the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of natural gas. The company is majority owned by the Government of Russia, via the Federal Agency for State Property Management and . The remaining shares are listed on public stock markets of Moscow, London and Frankfurt. The Gazprom name is a portmanteau of the Russian words Gazovaya Promyshlennost ( - gas industry). Gazprom is in the process of moving from Moscow to Saint Petersburg,
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations must employ four interrelated strategies. SOMO’s research, network coordination, training and advice contribute to sustainable development. Highlights of the impact SOMO has had include: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO–), is an independent, non-profit research and network organisation working on social, ecological and economic issues related to sustainable development. Since 1973, the organisation investigates multinational corporations and the consequences of their activities for people and the environment around the world. SOMO has expertise in: The main sectors under research by SOMO are the electronics, energy & water, minerals, agriculture & food, clothing,