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The price would provide the Russian government-controlled monopoly with $46 billion income from Europe.
An unnamed company official confirmed the figures for Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. adding the company would not formally comment on the price increase before a November 29 board of directors meeting. Gazprom supplies one-quarter of Europe's natural gas.