RUSSIAN GAS DELIVERIES TO ARMENIA UP 2.8% IN H1
Interfax News Agency
July 28 2008
Russia
Russia delivered 1.102 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Armenia
in the first half of 2008, up 2.8% from the same period of 2007,
the ArmRosgazprom company reported.
A total of 1.009 bcm of gas were sold in Armenia in the half, up 6.2%
from January-June 2007. The country’s energy sector bought 215 mcm
of gas, the population consumed 360 mcm and industrial consumers
purchased 186 mcm.
Armenian-Russia joint venture ArmRosgazprom is the monopoly supplier of
gas to Armenia. The company’s shareholders are the Armenian government
with 22.78%, Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) with 72.16% and Itera (RTS: ITER)
with 5.06%.