Gas from Russia continues to flow to many European countries that have announced that they will refuse it, Gazprom Chairman of the Board Alexey Miller said.
“The molecules in the main gas pipeline do not have a national coloring. Exchange swap transactions are quite common, and we know that Russian gas is supplied to many countries that have declared a refusal to consume Russian gas. Of course, Russian gas is on the European market, not in small volumes,” he said.
Miller noted that Russian gas continues to be supplied, in particular, to the Central European Gas Hub in Baumgarten, Austria, in transit through the territory of Ukraine, from which fuel is then sent to other EU countries.
On October 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week that the Russian energy system has maintained stability despite sanctions, and energy supplies will expand.
The export of pipeline Russian gas to the EU is currently carried out only along two routes – along the second branch of the Turkish Stream and in transit through the territory of Ukraine. Pumping through Nord Stream with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters. m per year and through the Yamal – Europe pipeline with a capacity of 32.9 billion cubic meters. m is not carried out. According to Gazprom, in 2022, Russian gas supplies to non-CIS countries (Europe, Turkey, China) fell 1.8 times to 100.9 billion cubic meters.
