The Russian producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas Gazprom announced on December 17 about "

“Gazprom met the request of the Chinese side to increase daily gas supplies in December relative to the previously approved schedule for 2022. Deliveries are made within the framework of a bilateral long-term gas purchase and sale agreement between Gazprom and CNPC..

It is alleged that the excess of the daily contractual obligations of Gazprom, stipulated by the gas purchase and sale agreement, amounted to 16.6%.

The previous all-time high was allegedly set on December 14.

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China buys gas also, in particular, from Qatar. Countries recently signed a contract for 27 years. Qatar expands gas dominance at the expense of Russia, which Europe turned its back on after the Russian army invaded Ukraine.