Russian gas exports increase in Jan-Oct 2018

Russia’s gas exports rose by 7% year on year in the first 10 months of 2018, to 183.6 billion cubic metres, the Federal Customs Service has announced.

Exports of LNG jumped by 71%, to 33.3 million cubic metres. Fuel and energy accounted for 64.4% of Russian exports compared with 60.7% for the same period last year, including 36.5% of exports to CIS countries (compared with 32.6% last year) and 68.3% of exports to non-CIS countries (compared with 65% last year).

Overall fuel and energy...