Head of the Department of Oil Products and Gas Internal Market at the Russian Ministry of Energy Alexey Zaitov said that the ministry expects the volume of Russian natural gas export to reach 180 billion cubic meters by the end of 2010, exceeding the 2009 results by 7.8%.

“Export of 180 billion cubic meters of gas and 2.7mln tons of liquefied hydrocarbon gas is expected,” RIA Novosti quoted Zaitov as saying during conference on Market of Liquefied Hydrocarbon Gas of Russia.