Gas supplies to Europe
In 2017, Gazprom Group supplied a total of 194.4 billion cubic meters of gas to European countries, 192.2 billion cubic meters being supplied under Gazprom Export contracts. Western European countries accounted for approximately 81% of the company’s exports from Russia, while Central European states took 19%.
Natural gas exports made to countries outside the former Soviet Union by Gazprom Export (billion cubic meters):
| Year |
1973 |
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Total |
6.8 |
19.3 |
54.8 |
69.4 |
110.0 |
117.4 |
130.3 |
154.3 |
138.6 |
158.6 |
178.3 |
192.2 |
The Western European market (including Turkey) consumes the bulk of Russian exports. In 2017, Gazprom Export delivered 155.96 billion cubic meters of gas to markets in the region:
The Eastern and Central European natural gas market is particularly important because of its geographical proximity to Russia. The Russian “blue fuel” accounts for more than a half of gas consumption in the region. In 2017, Gazprom Export sold 36.3 billion cubic meters of gas in this market:
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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