TASS: Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe go up by 19.8% in January-April

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 12:17 (EEST) Section: Latest news

Russian gas giant Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe increased by 19.8% in January-April, according to Russian news agency TASS.
”According to latest updates, Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe went up in the first four months of 2016 by 19.8% on January-April 2015. The leader of the growth dynamics is Great Britain [+126.7%],” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Sunday, TASS wrote.
Earlier, chairman of Gazprom`s board of directors Viktor Zubkov said that Gazprom`s exports to Europe in 2016 may reach 160 billion cubic meters.
In 2015, Gazprom`s exports to Europe increased by eight percent on the previous year and reached 169.4 billion cubic meters. Thus, the 2016 exports are expected to stay about the same. In 2015, Gazprom`s exports to Germany went up by 17.1%, to Italy by 12.6%, to France by 36.8%, to Great Britain by 10.2%, and to Austria by 11.5%.