Subscribe to our news feedBelarus intends to increase Russian gas transit by 15 per cent this year
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Published on Friday 12th March 2010
Belarus has announced it plans to increase the volume of Russian natural gas transported through its territory by 15 per cent this year, when compared to 2009. This will take the total amount of gas transited through to 51.3 billion cubic metres in 2010, KyivPost reported. According to an official with the Belarusian Energy Ministry, the Beltransgas pipeline system will pump 18.5 billion cubic metres of gas this year. Last year it was responsible for transporting 14.3 billion cubic metres. The YamalEurope trunk gas pipeline hopes to pump 32.8 billion cubic metres of gas this year, compared to 30.3 billion cubic metres in the previous year. Original plans were for the Beltransgas pipeline to transit 15.4 billion cubic metres, while the YamalEurope was expected to transport 28.8 billion cubic metres in 2009. Last month, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom raised its share in Belarus gas transport company Beltransgaz to 50 per cent. 
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