Gazprom says planned gas exports from Russia's Far East to China going ahead

​Plans ‌to export natural ​gas from Russia's Far ‌East to China are currently going ahead as planned, with ‌the next stage testing ‌and commissioning works, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on ⁠Thursday.

In ​February ⁠2022, China agreed to buy ⁠up to 10 billion ​cubic metres of gas annually ⁠by 2027 via a ⁠pipeline ​from Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East. ⁠The supply volumes were ⁠later raised ⁠to 12 bcm per year.