Gazprom's top priority is to ensure reliable gas supplies to Russian consumers, especially in the cold period. The Company succeeds in this task, fulfills all of its obligations to domestic consumers and delivers the required amounts of gas abroad.
In 2023, the Gazprom Group sold 342.0 billion cubic meters of gas, with the net revenue from gas sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties) totaling RUB 3,124.8 billion.
Russian gas market
Gazprom is the largest supplier of natural gas in the Russian market. The share of natural gas produced by the Gazprom Group accounts for 61 per cent of the total amount of gas supplied to Russian consumers via Gazprom's GTS. The Gazprom Group sells most of its gas domestically.
Gazprom's participation in covering domestic gas consumption in Russia,
2019–2023, billion m3
| Indicator |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Domestic gas consumption in Russia |
481.0 |
460.5 |
516.1 |
486.6 |
495.6 |
| Gas supplies to Russian consumers via Gazprom's GTS* |
353.9 |
338.8 |
376.8 |
372.1 |
375.3 |
| including the Gazprom Group via GTS (gas volumes purchased from independent producers are included) |
240.0 |
225.9 |
258.5 |
243.8 |
239.2 |
| Supplies of gas produced by the Gazprom Group to Russian consumers via Gazprom's GTS* |
221.2 |
208.4 |
238.1 |
227.5 |
215.2 |
* Excluding the GTS process needs.
In accordance with Russia's current legislation, gas prices for end consumers are subject to state regulations and differentiated by consumer groups (population and industries) and price zones depending on the distance of transmission from producing regions to consumers.
Regulatory framework for Russian gas market
Regulatory framework for Russian gas market
- Russian Government Directive No. 239 (as amended and supplemented) dated March 7, 1995, on Measures to Streamline State Regulations on Prices (Tariffs);
- Russian Federal Law No. 147-FZ dated August 17, 1995, on Natural Monopolies;
- Russian Government Directive No. 162 dated February 5, 1998, on Approval of Rules for Gas Supplies in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Federal Law No. 69-FZ dated March 31, 1999, on Gas Supplies in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1021 dated December 29, 2000, State Regulations on Gas Prices and Gas Transmission Tariffs in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 335 dated May 3, 2001, on Adding Special Surcharges to Gas Transmission Tariffs by Gas Distribution Companies for Financing Gas Infrastructure Development Programs;
- Russian Government Directive No. 333 dated May 28, 2007, on Improvement of State Gas Price Regulations;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1205 dated December 31, 2010, on Improvement of State Gas Price Regulations;
- Russian Government Directive No. 323 dated April 16, 2012, on Natural Gas Trading at Commodity Exchanges and Amendments to the Acts of the Russian Government Regarding State Regulations on Gas Prices and Access to the Gas Transmission System of Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1663 dated December 27, 2017, on Certain Aspects of Gas Sales in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1282 dated October 29, 2018, on Certain Aspects of Gas Sales in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1442 dated November 30, 2018, on Updating and Revoking Certain Acts of the Russian Government Regarding State Regulations on Gas Prices;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1622 dated December 21, 2018, on Amending and Revoking Certain Acts of the Russian Government;
- Russian Government Directive No. 179 dated February 21, 2019, on Amending Certain Acts of the Russian Government;
- Russian Government Directive No. 305 dated March 19, 2020, on Amending Certain Acts of the Russian Government and Revoking Certain Provisions in the Acts of the Russian Government;
- Russian Government Directive No. 425 dated March 20, 2021, on Amending Item 2 of the Basic Terms of Formation and State Regulation of Gas Prices, Gas Transmission Tariffs, and Payments for Technological Connections of Gas-Using Equipment to Gas Distribution Networks in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Federal Law No. 184-FZ dated June 11, 2021, on Amending Russian Federal Law on Gas Supplies in the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1898 dated November 1, 2021, on Approval of Rules for Technological Connections to Gas Trunklines;
- Russian Government Directive No. 1901 dated November 1, 2021, on Approval of Rules for Gas Supplies in the Russian Federation and on Amending Certain Acts of the Russian Government and Revoking Certain Acts of the Russian Government and Certain Provisions in the Acts of the Russian Government;
- Russian Federal Law No. 127-FZ dated May 1, 2022, on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation;
- Russian Government Directive No. 826 dated May 7, 2022, on Amending the Basic Terms of Formation and State Regulation of Gas Prices, Gas Transmission Tariffs, Payments for Technological Connections of Gas-Using Equipment to Gas Distribution Networks in the Russian Federation, and Payments for Technological Connections to Gas Trunklines Required to be Established for Gas Pipelines under Construction or Reconstruction Designed for Gas Transmission from Gas Trunklines to Permanent Buildings & Facilities, as well as Payments for Technological Connections to Gas Trunklines Required to be Established for Gas Pipelines Designed for Gas Transmission from Natural Gas Fields to Trunklines.
Wholesale Prices for Gas as Approved by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 905/23 dated November 28, 2023
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 906/23 dated November 28, 2023
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 907/23 dated November 28, 2023
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 908/23 dated November 28, 2023
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 909/23 dated November 28, 2023
Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 910/23 dated November 28, 2023
Development of Russian gas market
Gazprom participates in:
- improving the calculation methods for gas transmission tariffs;
- developing the organized gas trading activities, including the improvement of gas exchange trading activities on a day-ahead or month-ahead basis;
- improving the rate-setting system for gas transmission services;
- creating market approaches to gas pricing;
- equalizing the conditions of gas supplies in the domestic market;
- shaping of the common gas market of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Gas distribution
Gazprom is the leader of Russia's gas distribution sector.
As of late 2023, the Gazprom Group's gas distribution subsidiaries and affiliates owned and operated 900.8 thousand kilometers of gas distribution networks in the Russian Federation.
Foreign markets
A considerable increase in the demand for Russian gas abroad was driven by the Chinese market, the most dynamic gas market in the world. In 2023, following China’s requests, gas exports via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline repeatedly exceeded Gazprom’s daily contractual obligations.
In 2023, natural gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline grew by over 47 per cent compared to 2022, amounting to 22.73 billion cubic meters of gas.
The total amount of gas supplies in 2023 significantly exceeded the planned contractual figures. The Company has once again proven its reputation as a responsible supplier.
