LNG

June 9 (LNGJ) - Russian natural gas giant Gazprom has attacked regional governments for holding back its domestic market expansion that fell 5.5 percent last year to 221.2 billion cubic metres. “Russia's regional administrations' failure to perform their obligations to prepare consumers to receive gas and a growing consumer debt for gas delivered remain a drag on the rate of gasification in Russia,” Gazprom said. “In 2015, only nine out of the 34 regions where Gazprom built inter-settlement pipelines had their authorities fulfilled their obligations in a timely manner,” it added.