Gazprom production collapsed by 10%

The Gazprom state company reported on the results of gas production and trading for six and a half months. The company's statistics are given in the concern in Telegram.

During the reporting period, the volume of production of a gas monopoly collapsed by 10.4% or 29.1 billion cubic meters of gas and amounted to 249.7 billion cubic meters. In parallel with the volume of production, the company's export to the far abroad also collapsed, in comparison with last year, the fall amounted to 33.1% or 35.6 billion cubes of gas. The volume of exports to the far abroad amounted to 71.9 billion cubic meters.

Based on the message, the only thing that has grown over the reporting interval of the company is the volume of gas supply through the Siberian Pipel, but the company did not provide any numbers. The domestic gas consumption for the reporting period also decreased, the fall amounted to 1.9% or by 2.7 billion cubic meters.

The report of the state monopoly provides statistics of the fullness of European gas storage facilities. On July 13, they were filled with 36.9 billion cubic meters, which is slightly higher than half of the required volume, the missing volume for the successful passage of the heating season in the storage must be pumped another 35.5 billion cubes of gas. At the same time, some European companies, against the backdrop of the North Stream work stop, was forced to start using gas gas to maintain the stability of the work of enterprises and households.

The war in Ukraine sharply exacerbated the energy crisis in Europe - EU members are trying to reduce dependence on energy resources from Russia, including gas. Despite the fact that at the pan -European level the gas embargo was not introduced, some countries have already abandoned Russian supplies. Additional difficulties are associated with the stop of the North Stream gas pipeline for repair and reduction in gas supplies along other routes to Europe.