According to Gazprom’s press service, Gazprom head Alexei Miller said that from January 1, 2023, the company has reached a new level in gas exports to China. telegraph channel.
He explained that in 2022, at Beijing’s request, deliveries regularly exceeded contractual obligations, thus over-fulfilling the agreement. Also, at the request of its Chinese colleagues, on December 31, Gazprom entered the daily volume supply provided by the contact for the next year ahead of schedule.
“Thus, since January 1, 2023, Gazprom has reached a fundamentally new level of gas supply to China,” Miller said.
Last year, the company repeatedly reported record fuel deliveries to China. The last one was recorded on 28 December, the maximum excess of contractual obligations was 18.7%. Miller noted that the total volume of exports to China reached 48 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
The head of Gazprom emphasized that the prospects for growth in gas consumption in the world are primarily related to Asia, especially China, which strengthens the company’s position in this direction, and also the development of the Chinese vector. In connection with two promising routes from the Far East and through Mongolia, a contract has been signed for the first, work on the second route.
Previously, Miller predicted gas production in 2022. decreased Up to 412.6 billion cubic meters.