Russian natural gas company Gazprom could be divided into separate production and transportation groups, a federal anti-monopoly service said. The European community has looked to rival suppliers to advance its own energy security needs, expressing frustration with the monopoly Gazprom holds over transit and supplies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the country would remain the key energy supplier for Europe, however. Igor Artemyev, the head of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service, said Igor Sechin , the chief executive officer at Russian oil producer Rosneft, initiated the talks for a Gazprom split . “It had been subject of discussion for a decade,” Artemyev said. “The issue should be discussed within the respective program of gas market development.” Sechin asked the Kremlin last year to use […]