2 Dec 2014 10:42

Russian gas production down 3.6% in 11M

MOSCOW. Dec 2 (Interfax) - Russian gas production fell 3.6% year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2014 to 581.693 billion cubic meters, the Central Dispatching Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex (CDU TEK) said.

The country produced 61.051 bcm in November alone.

OJSC Gazprom produced 393.469 bcm in the 11M (43.113 bcm in November), OJSC Novatek - 49.056 bcm (4.282 bcm), other oil and gas companies - 40.142 bcm (4.01 bcm) and production-sharing agreement (PSA) operators - 25.176 bcm (2.313 bcm).

Of Russia's vertically integrated oil companies, Rosneft produced 33.628 bcm of gas in January-November (3.492 bcm in November), Lukoil produced 17.025 bcm (1.602 bcm), Surgutneftegas - 8.603 bcm (0.805 bcm), and Gazprom Neft - 10.746 bcm (1.043 bcm).