PGNiG: share of gas imported from Russia declines

The share of gas imported to Poland from Russia systematically declines, despite slightly higher supply from Gazprom versus a year ago. The increase in delivery comes from the general increase of gas consumption in Poland, PGNiG said. On Thursday, Gazprom reported gas sales for the first seven months of 2018. According to them, deliveries to Poland increased by 6.6 percent y/y. PGNiG said that the share of gas imported from Russia decreased to 75 percent, 2 percentage points less than in January-July 2017. PGNiG underscored that increase in gas import, including from Russia, is the result of the rapidly growing demand on the Polish market. Gas consumption in Poland grew from 15 billion cubic meters in 2015 to 17 billion cubic meters in 2017.