MOSCOW: Russian gas giant Gazprom  said on Friday that its natural gas exports outside former Soviet Union grew by 4.4 pct, year on year in period from January to October.

It said gas exports, including to Turkey and most European countries, increased to 164.1 billion cubic metres (bcm) for the period. Natural gas production in January to October rose by 6.3 percent to 408.1 billion cubic metres (bcm).