Ukraine, which has been cut off from Russian natural gas supply for a month now, managed to reduce domestic gas consumption in June down to 1.476 billion cubic meters - 17.3 percent decline compared with the previous month, according to the State Statistics Service. Not
Natural gas reserves in Ukraine’s storage units will be enough to supply the country for a month only, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yury Prodan said on April 4, Itar-Tass has reported.
Iran's gasoline consumption has surpassed 100 million liters per day, marking an all-time high record, Iranian Mehr News Agency reported, Trend said on April 4.
The U.S. is ready to supply natural gas directly to Europe to decrease its dependence on Russian gas, U.S. President Barack Obama said at the U.S.–E.U. summit on March 26, Prime has reported.
Crimean gas production may increase by 50%-100% over the next several years, which should cover Crimea’s demand for energy, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said.
The European market share of Russian gas giant Gazprom increased to 29.9% in 2013 from about 26.0% in 2012, the company said in a statement seen by Prime on February 17.