Russia’s pipeline gasoline exports to Europe rose by over 15 p.c to 26.52 billion cubic meters within the first 10 months this yr, Russia’s TASS information company reported on Saturday.
For the whole yr of 2023, the determine amounted to about 28.15 billion cubic meters, mentioned the report.
Within the first 10 months this yr, Russia’s pipeline gasoline exports to Western and Central Europe through Ukraine totaled 12.85 billion cubic meters, up by 7 p.c yr on yr.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced that Ukraine wouldn’t renew its transit settlement with Russia’s gasoline large Gazprom, which is ready to run out on the finish of this yr.
Consultants mentioned that although a renewal of the transit settlement seems unlikely resulting from tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the EU nations may nonetheless safe Russian gasoline by way of auctions, capability bookings, and revised gasoline supply factors.