Natural gas exports to countries outside the former Soviet Union decreased by 4.5% to 127.3 billion cubic meters. Last year natural gas exports outside the former Soviet Union reached a record high at 201.8 billion cubic meters.
Gazprom is also set to see gas exports further afield to Germany across the Baltic Sea with the Nord Stream 2 project, which Gazprom officially announced is currently 76% completed.
The Nord Stream-2 project plans to have a 55 billion cubic meter capacity.
(Anadolu Agency, Sept. 2, 2019)