“For 9 months of 2021, against the backdrop of growing demand and a decrease in their own production of natural gas, European countries increased its imports by 18 billion cubic meters.
m (by 7.5%) by the same period in 2020, "- said in a press release from Gazprom.
Pipeline gas played a key role in meeting the increased demand; in ten months, Europe increased its imports by 31 billion cubic meters.
m (about half of this volume was provided by Gazprom).
At the same time, imports of liquefied natural gas decreased by 13 billion cubic meters.
m (by 14.5%).
As the head of the company, Alexey Miller, noted, Gazprom's obligations on gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transmission system in 2021 will be exceeded.
The Kremlin told under what condition Russian gas supplies to Europe will be increased.