Gazprom Exports down 1.1% yr/yr
Russia’s Gazprom exported 169.7bn m3 of natural gas to countries outside of the former Soviet Union between January 1 and November 15, down 1.1% yr/yr, according to a company message on social media. But this was still 2.4% more gas than it sent in the same period of 2017, it noted.
Among the customers that increased Russian gas purchases were Austria, by 33.3%, Hungary by 40%, Slovakia by 43.2%, the Czech Republic by 29.1%, the Netherlands by 26% and France by 6.9%, Gazprom said.
Gazprom’s production during the period was up 0.5% at 431.9bn m3.