RPT-Russia's Gazprom starts trading natural gas in U.S.

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MOSCOW Oct 1 (Reuters) - A unit of Russia's energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Thursday it had begun trading and marketing of natural gas in North America in a first foray into the United States by a Gazprom Group's company.

Gazprom Marketing and Trading USA said initial operations include gas swaps and LNG marketing. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, editing by Gleb Bryanski)