Russia increases gas production by 9 percent

Russia increased total gas production (natural and associated petroleum gas) in January-February 2026 by 9.2% year-on-year to 129.2 bln cubic meters, according to Rosstat data.

The increase was recorded amid cold weather in most regions of Russia during these months.

In particular, natural gas production in February amounted to 53.9 bln cubic meters, which is 6.3% lower than in the previous month and 13.8% higher than in February 2025.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in January-February totaled 6.2 mln tons, which is 7.3% higher than in the same period last year. In February, LNG production amounted to 2.9 mln tons, which is 12.7% lower than in January and 6.2% higher than in February 2025.

Associated petroleum gas production in January-February decreased by 0.8% to 17.2 bln cubic meters.