During 8 months 2014 Russian gas export increased by 0.7% against the same period in 2013 and totaled 128,494 billion cub.m., according to the Central Dispatcher Department of the fuel-energy sector.
In August 2014 gas export totaled 11,416 billion cub.m.
According to the same source, during 8 months gas export to Far Abroad increase by 1% and reached 88,989 billion cub.m.. In August gas export to Far Abroad totaled 8,719 billion cub.m. against 10.4 billion cub.m. a year earlier.
During 8 months 29,887 billion cub.m. of gas was exported to Near Abroad, down 380,43 cub.m. against a year earlier. In August 1.6 billion cub.m. of gas exported to Near Abroad.
During 8 months 2014 gas extraction in Russia decreased by 11.5 billion cub.m. (2.8%) against the same period in 2013 and totaled 117,586 billion cub.m. In August gas production totaled 42,736 billion cub.m.
According to the same source, during 8 months 2014 Gasprom reduced gas production by 18.9 billion cub.m. to 287.7 billion cub.m. In August 2014 Gasprom extracted 26,762 billion cub.m.
NOVATEC increased gas production by 3.5 billion cub.m. and from January to August it extracted 41,686 billion cub.m.
