The Baltic state’s Competition Council accused the Moscow-based player of violating a merger agreement with state-owned gas player Lietuvos Energija in 2004.
The body found that Gazprom prevented Lietuvos Energija from negotiating with other natural gas sellers, insisting the Russian “formed a barrier to the (Lithuanian) company to buying natural gas from another supplier”.
Gazprom’s action had prevented the state player from purchasing cheaper gas for electricity and heating, the council said.
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