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MOSCOW, June 13 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) said Tuesday its audited reserves had increased in 2005 by $45.7 billion year on year, to $138.6 bln.
Alexander Ananenkov, deputy chairman of the Russian energy giant, said the increase in the value of Gazprom's reserves provided a basis for further stable growth.
A DeGolyer&MacNaughton reserves assessment placed the Russian energy giant's proven reserves at 20.7 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, 690.5 mln metric tons of gas condensate, and 299.5 mln tons (2.2 billion bbl) of oil.
As of the end of 2005, Russia had 47.8 trillion cu m of explored gas reserves, of which Gazprom controls 60.9%, or 29.1 trillion cu m, some 17% of the global total.
