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In 9 months of the year
2014, the JSC Latvijas Gāze sold to the consumers 863 million m3 of
natural gas. In comparison with the respective period of 2013, the
natural gas sales decreased by 17.5 % due to the differences in
outdoor air temperature and investments by heat supply companies in
the use of renewable energy resources and a partial replacement of
fossil fuels with woodchip.
The natural gas withdrawal season in 2014 was longer than planned
because due to urgent repairs on the gas transmission pipeline
Torzhok-Valdai, a natural gas feed from the Inčukalns UGS was
necessary till 23rd May. Despite the delay of the injection season,
the Inčukalns UGS was filled in time, as this year, due to the mild
winter, the volume of gas to be injected was lower.
The injection season at the Inčukalns UGS was completed on October
23, 2014, with 2 300 million m3 of active gas present at the end of
the season.
Over 9 months of 2014, the consumers were sold natural gas and
provided services for EUR 333.6 million, which is by 20,2 % less
than in the respective period of 2013.
The decrease of income year-on-year stems from the lower natural
gas sales volume and fact that during 9 months of 2014, due to
changes in oil product quotations and currency rates, the
residential and industrial customers were applied differential
natural gas sale end-user tariffs corresponding to a natural gas
sale price 6.8 % below that of the 9 months of 2014. The income saw
decrease both in the industrial and household sector.
JSC Latvijas Gāze completed 9 months of 2014 with a profit of EUR
12.9 million, which is 7.2% lower than in the respective period
2013 when JSC Latvijas Gāze profited EUR 13.9 million.
Vinsents Makaris
Phone + (371) 67 369 144
E-mail: IR@lg.lv
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