Despite the EU’s eagerness to diversify its gas supplies, Russian gas continue to play a key role in the European energy mix
St.Petersburg, April 20 - Neftegaz.RU. Gazprom Export announced that within 3.5 Months of 2021, gas exports to the Far Abroad countries amounted to 60.5 Bcm.
In the middle of the calendar spring, the demand for
Gazprom’s supplies in remains as high as in winter.
Gazprom continued to increase the volume of gas production as well as supplies to domestic and foreign consumers compared to the last year.
According to preliminary data, from 1 January to 15 April, 2021, gas production amounted to 158.1 bcm, which is by 12% (17 bcm) more than in the same period of 2020.
Exports to the Far Abroad countries amounted to 60.5 bcm of gas.
This is by 28.4% (by 13.4 bcm) more than within the 1
st 3.5 months of 2020.
In particular, deliveries:
- to Turkey increased by 116.5%
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to Germany – by 34.5%
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to Poland – by 19.6%
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to Serbia – by 82.7%
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to Romania – by 115.5%
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to Greece – by 27.7%
Gazprom’s supplies to China via the
Power of Siberia gas pipeline are increasing as well.
The supplies are regularly outstripping Gazprom’s contractual obligations for daily volumes.
In 2020, Gazprom Export signed 2 new long-term contracts for gas supplies to
Germany and Greece.
By the end of 2020, Gazprom supplied about 175 billion m
3 of gas to Europe and
Turkey.
