Gazprom supplies 38.8 bcm of gas to China in 2025, for first time more than towards west - company

MOSCOW. Jan 13 (Interfax) - Gazprom supplied 38.8 billion cubic meters of gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline in 2025, the Russian company said.

"According to preliminary data, in 2025 Gazprom supplied 38.8 billion cubic meters of gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline (24.8% higher than the 2024 figure). The company therefore exported more pipeline gas to China than to non-neighboring European countries (including Turkey) in total," it said.

Supplies of Russian gas to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline began in 2019 under a long-term gas purchase and sale agreement between Gazprom and China's CNPC.

A total of 31.12 bcm of gas were exported via the pipeline in 2024. Starting from December 1, 2024 (one month earlier than the original schedule), daily supplies via the Power of Siberia were brought to the maximum contractual level (38 bcm on an annualized basis).

In the spring of 2025, planned summer maintenance of the pipeline was carried out for the first time without stopping gas supplies. The company also regularly reported new daily supply records via the pipeline. Regular (even if small) physical supply volumes exceeding contractual figures may be an indicator of stable daily supplies. This is especially important for the consumer during the current heating season and increased fuel usage.

Russia has become the largest supplier of natural gas to China (by pipeline and as LNG), providing around a third of its imports.