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In 3 months of the year 2013, the JSC Latvijas Gāze sold to the
consumers 625 million m3 of natural gas. In comparison with the
respective period of 2012, the natural gas sales decreased by 1.7 %
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 gas injection season at the Inčukalns UGS began on April 17,
2013. Upon starting natural gas injection, the reserves of active
gas at the Inčukalns UGS were 182 million m3.
Over 3 months of 2013, the consumers were sold natural gas and
provided services for LVL 176 million, which is by 1.1 % less than
in the respective period of 2012.
The decrease of income over the respective period of 2012 has taken
place because natural gas sales decreased and in the 1st quarter of
2013, 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 2.4% above that of the 3 months of 2012. The income saw
decrease both in the industrial and household sector.
The Company completed 3 months of 2013 with a profit of LVL 4.3
million, which is 10.3% higher than in the respective period 2012
when the Company profited LVL 3.9 million.
Within the framework of the capital investment programme, LVL 2.4
million of investment funds was spent over 3 months of 2013, mostly
on the renovation of gas transmission and distribution pipelines,
the modernization of technological equipment and the reconstruction
of wells.
Vinsents Makaris
Phone + (371) 67 369 144
E-mail: IR@lg.lv
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