By Adria Calatayud

Novatek said Monday that total hydrocarbon production and sales volumes for the second quarter of 2021 rose on year.

The Russian energy company said it produced 156.6 million barrels of oil equivalent for the quarter, representing an increase of 7.8% compared with the same period of 2020. The company said second-quarter hydrocarbon production included 19.95 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 3.1 million metric tons of liquids--gas condensate and crude oil.

The company said it sold 17.70 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the second quarter, up 4.7% on the year-earlier period.

Novatek's production for the first half as a whole totaled 314.7 million barrels of oil equivalent, up 6.5% on year.

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