“Before the meeting, I took a certificate from Gazprom. 2018 was a record year for us, for deliveries to non-CIS countries, first of all, we are talking about Europe, because deliveries to the Asian region are still extremely small and do not have any significant impact on the numbers. So, 2018 - 201.7 billion cubic meters. m of gas - a record, 2019 - slightly less due to the requests of our partners - 199.4 billion cubic meters. m. In 2020, a pandemic year, the reduction in production in Europe - 179.35 billion cubic meters. 2021 is the year of economic recovery, in the first 9 months of this year, a plus to last year of 18.8 billion cubic meters. m, this is plus 15% over the same period last year. If this pace continues, we can enter another record year of our deliveries to Europe, ”Interfax quotes Putin.
On October 4, it was reported that the operator Nord Stream 2 AG began filling the first string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with gas; it will be gradually filled in order to achieve the required pressure for further testing.
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed on 10 September.