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According to Sergey Kaufman, an analyst at FG Finam, Gazprom's production in January 2023 could be about 36bn cubic metres. m, which is close "to the indicators of December 2022" (35.7bn cubic metres - Vedomosti).
In 2022, Gazprom, according to its own data, reduced gas production by 20% compared to the previous year to 412.6bn cubic metres. m. The key factor in reducing demand for gas, the company called the fall in consumption in the key export market of the EU. Deliveries of pipeline gas (the company has a monopoly right to sell it abroad) to non-CIS countries, i.e. to Europe, Turkey and China, in 2022 amounted to 100.9bn cubic metres. m - 1.8 times less than a year earlier.
Gas production from most Russian independent producers increased in January 2023, according to Vedomosti's interlocutors. The strongest growth is with Rosneft, which produced 6.7bn cubic metres per month (excluding joint ventures). m. This is almost twice as much as in January of the previous year - 3.6bn cubic metres. m (data from Interfax with reference to the CDU TEK).
The largest independent gas producer in Russia, Novatek, increased production by 1.8% in January 2023 to 6.8bn cubic metres. m. Gazprom Neft produced 3.01bn cubic metres in January. m (+0.5%), Russneft - 194.2mn cubic metres. m (+5%), Tatneft - 79.3mn cubic metres. m (+0.4%).
Reduced gas production in January "Lukoil" - by 4% to 1.6bn cubic metres. m - and Surgutneftegaz - immediately by 14.8% to 644.8mn cubic metres. m. Production under production sharing agreements (projects Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2 and Kharyaginskoe PSA) decreased significantly - by 25.6% to 2.1bn cubic metres. m.
In 2022, gas production in Russia amounted to 673.8bn cubic metres. m, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reported in February. Thus, by the level of 2021, it decreased by 11.6%.
Russia’s natural gas production decreased by 13.5% on the year but grew 1.6% on the month to 52.2bn cubic metres in January, the Federal State Statistic Service said in a statement on February 23. The output of associated petroleum gas decreased by 4.7% on the year and rose by 2.9% on the month to 8.8bn cubic metres. In 2022, the output of gas fell by 13.4% to 573bn cubic metres, while the production of associated petroleum gas decreased by 2% to 99bn cubic metres.
LNG output falls 13% to 2.6mn tns in January
Russia’s oil production is staying flat in February as compared with the previous months, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on February 23. “It is too early to elaborate on that because it is the middle of the month. In general, the oil and gas industry is working as usual now, and oil is
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