Gazprom says gas exports outside ex-Soviet Union down 28.5% year over year so far in 2022

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A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Gazprom logo and Russian flag in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/

March 15 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that natural gas exports outside former Soviet Union countries fell by 28.5% year on year to 30.7 billion cubic metres (bcm) in the period from Jan. 1 to March 15.

It also said that its gas output for that period stood at 111.5 bcm, broadly unchanged from the same period in 2021.

Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens

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