Russia ups gas exports 36.3% in January-February

Russia increased natural gas exports 36.3% to  37.4  billion  cubic  meters  (bcm)  in  January-February 2008 compared  to  the same period of 2007, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said in a statement according to Interfax.

Russia  exported 33.1 bcm of gas to non-CIS countries in the period and 4.3 bcm to the CIS.

Gas  exports  to  non-CIS  countries  grew  36.3%  by volume in the period, while exports to CIS countries fell 27.9%.

Russia imported 1.6 bcm of gas for $34.4 million in the two months.