Gazprom's natural gas extraction fell sharply in the first 11 months

Recently, Gazprom announced that according to preliminary statistics, in January ~ November 2022, Gazprom extracted a total of 376.
9 billion cubic meters of natural gas, a decrease of 19.
4%
compared with 2021.

During the same period, demand for Gazprom's natural gas in the Russian domestic market also fell by 5.
7%.

In addition, Gazprom exported 95.
2 billion cubic meters of natural gas to distant neighboring countries, 44.
5%
less than in the same period in 2021.
Gazprom said it was still supplying gas
in accordance with the confirmed application.

Gazprom said lower gas consumption within the EU has become a key factor
in the decline in global demand for the company's gas.
According to preliminary assessments and available real-time data, global gas demand fell by 55 billion cubic meters
in the first 11 months of 2022.
Among them, the 27 member states of the European Union have reduced their gas consumption by about 50 billion cubic meters, and the United Kingdom has reduced gas consumption by more than 6 billion cubic meters
.

Gazprom also said that the monthly decline in gas extraction was widening
compared to the same period a year earlier.
Previously, in the statistical period of January ~ October, the company's natural gas exploitation fell by 18.
6% year-on-year, January ~ September by 17.
1% year-on-year, January ~ August by 14.
6% year-on-year, and January ~ July by 12%.