RUSSIAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES TO ARMENIA IN NINE MONTHS DROP 3.7 PERCENT TO 1. 273 BILLION CUBIC
YEREVAN, October 24. / ARKA /. Russian natural gas supplies to Armenia
in the first nine months of this year dropped by 3.7 percent from
the same time span in 2012 to a total of 1.273 billion cubic meters,
Armenia’s Russian-controlled gas operator ArmRosGazprom (ARG) said
in a statement posted on its official website.
During the reporting period the company sold a total of 1.122.2
billion cubic meters of natural gas, 0.5 % less than in the same
period of time last year. Household consumption slashed by 8.7 %
to 361.7 million cubic meters.
The energy sector consumption dropped by 14.9% to 112.8 million cubic
meters, while the industrial sector is said to increase consumption by
10.8 % to 200.7 9 million cubic meters. Other customers’ consumption
rose by 1.7 percent to 115.9 million cubic meters.
Liquefied gas stations sold 331.1 million cubic meters, an 8.8%
year-on-year rise.
Russian gas is delivered to Armenia by joint Russian-Armenian
ArmRosGazprom (ARG). It was established in 1997. Russian Gazprom
holds 80 percent in it, the rest is owned by Armenian government. -0-
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