Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Gazprom supplied approximately 19 billion cubic meters of gas to China through the Power of Siberia gas pipeline in the period January-October 2023. This was reported by Interfax.
According to the agreements between the two countries, a total gas supply of 22 billion cubic meters was mentioned, 19 billion of which has been delivered so far. According to Novak, China is expected to receive more than 22 billion cubic meters of gas in a year. year.
Russia’s Gazprom and the Chinese national oil and gas company CNPC have a 30-year gas purchase and sale agreement along the “eastern” route – through the Power of Siberia gas pipeline – in the amount of 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
Also Novak statedIt is stated that oil exports from the Russian Federation this year may be below 247 million tons.
In early December, Novak announced that Russia would begin pre-border oil production as part of a new agreement with the OPEC+ alliance. According to him, the alliance’s decision to reduce production by 2.2 million barrels will help cope with the decline in demand.
Previously European Commission spoke It’s about the prices of Russia’s oil supplies to Bulgaria.