Record level for Russian gas exports to Europe in 2017
04/01/2018
Exports of Russian gas to Europe reached a record level in 2017: 193,9 billion cubic meters, an increase of 8,1%, reveals the Financial Times. The Russian giant Gazprom, which holds a monopoly on pipelines for the export of Russian gas, supplies 40% of the gas consumed by Europe. "This new export record for the second year in a row demonstrates, on the one hand, the growing demand from European countries for Russian gas and, on the other hand, the reliability of its deliveries," said Alexey Miller, General Manager of Gazprom Group. . The newspaper recalls that in order to protect its share of the European market, Gazprom was forced to lower its prices after EU member states increased their purchases of gas from the United States, Qatar and the United States. other producing countries.
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