Russia increased gas production 3.6% in January-November 2011, to 608.159 bcm (21.47 tcf). Gas exports went up 9.2% year-on-year, to 178.078 bcm (6.29 tcf), writes the CDU TEK central dispatching department of the fuel and energy sector.

In November, gas exports increased 12%, to 18.008 bcm (635.68 bcf), and gas production 1.7%, to 60.735 bcm (2.14 tcf).

In the 11 months of 2011, gas exports to non-C.I.S. reached 104.563 bcm (3.69 tcf), up 10.2%, or 9.67 bcm (341.35 bcf), while deliveries to the C.I.S. amounted to 60.569 bcm (2.14 tcf), an increase of 8.5%, or 4.748 bcm (167.6 bcf).

Gas deliveries from Central Asia reached 29.62 bcm (1.05 tcf), which is 2.859 bcm (100.92 bcf) less than in the same period of last year.

LNG exports to Asia-Pacific amounted to 12.945 bcm (456.96 bcf) in January-November (up 652 mcm) and 1.273 bcm (44.94 bcf) in November.