Russia's Gazprom gas exports down 5.6pc yr/yr on Jan. 1-July 15

MOSCOW: Russian state gas giant Gazprom's natural gas exports outside the former Soviet Union declined by 5.6pc to 102.8 billion cubic metres (bcm) between Jan. 1 and July 15 compared to a year earlier, the company said on Tuesday.

Gazprom's natural gas output over the same period rose by 2.3pc to 276.3 bcm from a year earlier, the company said.