In a video message to the participants of the international gas conference Flame, Burmistrova recalled that Europe's own gas production has fallen by 10 billion cubic meters since the beginning of the year.
LNG supplies to the European market also fell sharply, and Gazprom increased gas exports to European consumers, she said.
“In this context, it is strange for us to hear accusations that the actions of Gazprom led to the rise in gas prices in Europe,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
In September, the media reported that a group of MEPs had sent a letter to the European Commission urging them to investigate the activities of Gazprom due to the rise in gas prices.
At the same time, Amos Hochstein, a spokesman for the US State Department for Energy Security, said that Russia did not provoke a gas crisis in Europe.
Gazprom reminded that the company is not interested in record high or low prices for gas in Europe, because they will lead to degradation of demand.