UPI: Despite Ambitions, BP Sees Russian Gas Waning

BP in a statistic review said Russian natural gas production declined, just as the Kremlin holds out its reserves as a component of European energy security.

BP in the 64th edition of its statistical review of world energy said global natural gas production last year grew by 1.6 percent, which is nearly a full percentage point below the 10-year average.

Production from members of the European Union declined 9.8 percent to its lowest level since 1971, though in terms of overall volume, Russia's decline of 4.3 percent was among the largest drops in the world, the review found.

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