Gazprom to supply 5 bln cu m of natural gas to Britain in 2006

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's energy giant Gazprom intends to supply some 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Britain in 2006, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said Wednesday. "We are planning to increase exports of natural gas to Britain to 10 billion cubic meters by 2010," Medvedev, who is also the general director of Gazprom's subsidiary Gazexport, said. In 2005, Gazprom is expected to supply about 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Britain.