KIRISHI, Leningrad region, March 23 (Itar-Tass) —— Domestic deliveries and export of Russian gas will exceed the pre-crisis level 2007 this year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.

“In the opinion of experts, gas deliveries to the domestic and foreign markets will exceed the pre-crisis level 2007 already in 2012,” he said.

Gazprom produced 549.7 billion cubic meters of gas in 2008 when the financial and economic crisis hit the world.