MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin
has ordered the government to work out proposals by March 1 on
annual supplies of 10 billion cubic metres of natural gas
exports to Europe by energy giant Rosneft, Interfax
news agency reported on Tuesday.
Rosneft has long sought to make inroads into the lucrative
natural gas market in Europe. Currently, Kremlin-controlled
Gazprom holds exclusive rights to export Russian
natural gas via pipelines.
(Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy; writing by Vladimir
Soldatkin; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)