Gazexport ups Russian gas exports by over 6% over two months
March 18, 2005 23:56:10
ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
March 18, 2005
Gazexport ups Russian gas exports by over 6% over two months
MOSCOW
A subsidiary of the Russian Gazprom gas giant, Gazexport, increased
gas exports from Russia by 6.12 percent to 30.34 billion cubic metres
from January 1 to February 28, 2005, compared with the same period of
2004, Prime-Tass economic news agency said, quoting the Gazexport
report.
Gas exports to the non-CIS countries grew 3.14 percent to 28.53
billion cubic metres over this period. Specifically, the company's
exports to Western Europe increased by 4.54 percent to 20.49 billion
cubic metres, while the exports to Eastern Europe decreased by 0.25
percent to 8.04 billion cubic metres.
Gas exports to Austria in January-February were 1.12 billion cubic
metres, Germany - 7.13 billion cubic metres, Italy - 4.25 billion
cubic metres, France - 2.46 billion cubic metres, Switzerland - 0.06
billion cubic metres, the Netherlands - 0.35 billion cubic metres,
Finland - 0.96 billion cubic metres, Turkey - 3.63 billion cubic
metres, Greece - 0.43 billion cubic metres and Belgium - 0.11 billion
cubic metres.
The exports to the Czech Republic over the two months stood at 1.38
billion cubic metres, Slovakia - 1.52 billion cubic metres, Poland -
1.19 billion cubic metres, Bulgaria - 0.59 billion cubic metres,
Hungary - 1.57 billion cubic metres, Romania - 0.84 billion cubic
metres, Serbia and Montenegro - 0.54 billion cubic metres, Bosnia -
0.08 billion cubic metres, Croatia - 0.20 billion cubic metres,
Slovenia - 0.11 billion cubic metres and Macedonia - 0.02 billion
cubic metres.
The company increased exports to the CIS and Baltic states from 0.93
billion cubic metres in January-February 2004 to 1.81 billion cubic
metres this year. Exports to Estonia stood at 0.04 billion cubic
metres, Moldova - 0.28 billion cubic metres, Armenia - 0.38 billion
cubic metres, Georgia - 0.31 billion cubic metres, and Azerbaijan -
0.81 billion cubic metres.
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