Gazprom

Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (Russian: Публичное Акционерное Общество «Газпром», abbreviated PAO Gazprom, Russian: ОАО «Газпром», IPA: [ɡɐsˈprom]) is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and one of the world's largest companies. Its name is a contraction of the Russian words Gazovaya Promyshlennost (Russian: газовая промышленность - gas industry).