Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 17 / Trend A. Badalova /
The volume of gas exports in Kazakhstan in January-September 2011 amounted to 9.229 billion cubic meters compared to 8.705 billion cubic meters during the same period of 2010, a source at the national dispatching department of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan told Trend.
In September 2011, gas exports in the country amounted to 1.011 billion cubic meters compared to 954 million cubic meters in September last year. Thus, in September 2011, exports of gas in the country amounted to 32.3 percent under production of 3.124 billion cubic meters.
In September 2011, gas consumption in the country amounted to 471.6 million cubic meters, or 6.2 percent more than the previous month and 2.6 percent more compared to September 2010.
Imports of gas in the country in January-September 2011 amounted to 3.679 billion cubic meters compared to 3.261 billion during the same period of 2010. In September 2011, imports of natural gas in the country amounted to 220 million cubic meters, which is 1.6 percent more than the previous month and 35.5 percent more than September 2010.