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Europe gas demand exceeds pre-crisis levels -Gazprom

Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:34am EDT

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MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gazprom (GAZP.MM) Chief Executive Alexei Miller said on Thursday gas consumption in Europe is now exceeding levels seen prior to the financial crisis.

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"We are seeing an increase in demand for Russian gas in Europe over the course of the last two months," Miller said in a statement. "Daily consumption of gas today is already higher than it was before the crisis." (Reporting by Robin Paxton; Editing by Dmitry Sergeyev)

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