The Russian Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that the country's total natural gas production increased by 3.3% during the first nine months of 2026, reaching approximately 495.4 billion cubic meters, according to official data.
The Russian Finance Ministry stated that budget revenues from gas company dividends reached about $9 billion since the beginning of the year, with expectations for them to rise to about $10 billion by the end of the current year, based on an exchange rate of approximately 81 rubles to the dollar.
