The state-owned Russian energy giant Gazprom reported a net loss of 629 billion rubles (nearly $6.9 billion) in 2023, the company’s largest profit downturn in decades amidst falling gas prices and a limited European market. Gazprom published its international earnings report on May 2, revealing $6.84 billion in net losses in 2023, compared to a net income of 1.23 trillion rubles (about $13 billion) in 2022. Revenue from gas sales fell by 40% in one year, the report shows. Gazprom’s 2023 losses represent the company’s first report of annual net loss since 1999, according to Bloomberg. Since the…