'We will read what they are hiding. This is a big victory' : Transneft minority shareholder Alexei Navalny talks on his blog about a court ruling which he believes will allow him to probe the pipeline maker's murky operations. Italian, Czech and Slovakian consumers reportedly sent requests to Gazprom in 2010 asking it to lower its gas prices ; the company has, Reuters reports, agreed to reduce gas prices in its long-term contracts for some European clients last year on the basis of flagging demand and low spot prices. The Telegraph reports on Royal Dutch Shell's nascent interest in Brazil.