Gas giant Gazprom today kicks off a busy financial reporting week for the Russian majors in publishing its first-quarter results to international standards, with polls suggesting net profit could crash almost 70% from a year ago to $2.5 billion. Though statements from Gazprom's conference call could move markets, the figures themselves are not expected to have much impact, given the delay in reporting and the exceptionally difficult operating environment the company faced at the start of 2009.
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