OREANDA-NEWS. May 18, 2009. The Board of Directors took notice of the information relevant to the operation of Gazprom’s risk management system and tasked the Management Committee to elaborate a plan of actions aimed at developing the system amidst the ongoing global financial and economic crisis. Particular attention should be paid to such risks as a possible drop in gas prices under international contracts, decreasing domestic gas supplies, deteriorating credit markets, higher volatility of currency rates and the risk of borrowings plan disruption.