OREANDA-NEWS  Gas consumption from the Russian Unified Gas Supply System (UES) set a new absolute record for this month in October, according to Gazprom's website.

According to the company, the volume of supplies amounted to 32.6 billion cubic meters of gas, exceeding last year's maximum of 32.1 billion, and in October of this year, the maximum levels for each specific day were reached 11 times.

The ESG is the world's largest gas production, processing, transportation, storage and distribution facilities in the European part of Russia and Western Siberia.

At the end of August, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller announced that in the eight months of 2024, the company increased gas supplies to China by 37 percent compared to the same period in 2023. According to the head of the energy holding, at that time, the daily supply records had already been updated in this direction seven times.